Pope Leo XIV’s first teaching called on Catholics to engage with and help solve poverty. “Dilexi te.” In English, “I have ...

Leo wonders, ‘even though the teaching of Sacred Scripture is so clear about the poor, why many people continue to think that ...

Pope Leo XIV completed the rite of passage for every new pope by travelling across Rome to the Qurinale Palace for a meeting ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on Thursday became the first ever pope from the United States, a surprise selection by 133 cardinals from across the globe on the second day of the papal conclave in ...

Pope Francis will be the fourth pontiff visit the United States. — -- Pope Francis arrives in America today, making him only the fourth pontiff to visit the United States. Pope Paul VI was the ...

Even though Pope Leo XIV is the first American pontiff in history, he might still be subject to the Internal Revenue Service and have to file his tax return. The native Chicagoan and baseball fan will ...

Pope Leo XIV has released his first major teaching document: “ Dilexi Te ” (“I Have Loved You”). The apostolic exhortation, ...

A new pope is expected to be elected by the College of Cardinals during a secret conclave beginning May 7 at the Vatican. Upon election, the new pontiff will choose a regnal name — a centuries-old ...

In the presence of the original statue of Our Lady of Fatima, which has one of the bullets from the attempted assassination ...

As ceasefire in Gaza holds, Pope Leo XIV urges a just and lasting peace in the Holy Land and the ’disarming’ of our hearts.

"I am convinced that the preferential choice for the poor is a source of extraordinary renewal both for the church and for ...

1937: President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Outer Drive Bridge, which included the infamous “S” curve. 1979: For ...