The Ohio House has passed a resolution honoring Pope Leo XIV, marking the historic election of the first American-born pontiff and recognizing his Midwestern roots.

In the first major teaching of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV turned his attention to the poor, calling on Christians worldwide to ...

In his first major document as leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo urges nations and believers to care for the poorest in ...

Pope Leo XIV convened a conference dedicated to deepening the environmental advocacy of the Catholic Church, with a little help from Arnold Schwarzenegger. Claire Giangravé with Religion News Service ...

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday decided to declare St. John Henry Newman a “doctor” of the church, bestowing one of the Catholic Church’s highest honors on the deeply influential 19th century Anglican ...

Pope Leo XIV sent a letter commending the work of Catholic Charities USA, the domestic charitable arm of the Catholic Church ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has intervened for the first time in an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church by raising ...

The pope spoke Oct. 1 at the start of a conference marking the 10-year anniversary of Laudato Si', Pope Francis' landmark ...

The Vatican welcomes more than a thousand social media influencers to Rome this week for an event intended to shape a new generation of Catholic missionaries — those sharing Christ on the internet. An ...

Inspired by Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’, the Diocese of Lexington, Kentucky, plan will include all properties ...

Pope Leo XIV showed he would continue Pope Francis’s policy of welcoming the LGBT community to the Catholic Church. Martin expressed optimism after meeting with Leo and was pleased that he was ...