Church officials said around 270,000 pilgrims came from all over Portugal, Spain, Poland and from further afield nations such ...

As Pope Leo XIV settles into his new job in the Vatican, Catholics everywhere continue to celebrate, including in the La ...

Sister Donna Pollard, Prioress for the Dominican Sisters of Houston, recounts the unforgettable moment when Pope Leo emerged ...

News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological ...

Pope Leo also celebrated Mother’s Day as jubilee bands and thousands of pilgrims created a festive atmosphere in St. Peter’s ...

Genealogists have discovered that Pope Leo XIV’s maternal grandparents were of Haitian descent, making him the first Haitian Pope in history, adding a rich cultural layer to the papacy.

Support for the new Pope, who is seen as a conciliatory figure, accelerated after the second ballot and coalesced into a ...

Reporters have rarely been fans of faith in politics, and often decry the Republican Party’s cozy relationship with religious ...

By Patrick Smith and Corky Siemaszko, NBC News Pope Leo XIV told NBC News' Lester Holt on Monday that Catholics who strayed from the church may return in part because it now has an American-born ...

He lashed out at Martha Raddatz for suggesting “Pope Leo’s selection had nothing to do with Donald Trump,” which she didn’t ...

The pop star was photographed on May 8 in attendance at the conclave election of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, which is a ...