A leaked document that was distributed to cardinals during Pope Leo XIV's first extraordinary consistory shows that any discussion of the liturgy would have been framed around the further application ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday opened a new phase of his pontificate by gathering the world’s cardinals to Rome and asking them to advise him on key priorities for the next two years.

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Christmas Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. In his sermon, he said turning away the poor and strangers is equivalent to rejecting God. The pope emphasized care for ...