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

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

Pope Leo XIV reflected on the legacy of Pope Francis and whether he sees himself as more U.S. American or Peruvian.

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

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

Pope Leo XIV talks to visitors during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 8. (CNS/Lola ...

For nearly 40 years, the Catholic Church had no single pope everyone could agree on. Rival claimants fought for power in Rome, Avignon, and beyond, dividing all of Europe. This video explains how the ...

Cardinal George Pell, a leading Roman Catholic conservative, said the Vatican needs clear rules to govern the status of future popes who resign rather than rule for life and that such a move would ...

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

Pope Francis, leaving his mark on the Roman Catholic Church into the future, named 13 cardinals from eight countries on Sunday, including nine who are eligible to enter a conclave to elect his ...

A Texas bishop showed Pope Leo XIV a packet of letters from immigrant families "terrorized" by fear that they and their loved ...

Pope Leo XIV criticized how the wealthy live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while poor people suffer on the margins, ...