Pope Francis made a strong moral case for addressing climate change and respecting Indigenous rights. Will Pope Leo do the same?

Pope Leo XIV, with his American background, is likely to prioritize the Vatican’s alignment with the West in general, rather ...

Prior to his elevation to the papacy, Leo XIV stayed out of the spotlight on certain reforms backed by his predecessor but ...

Political figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...

Pope Leo XIV’s election, praising Pope Francis and vowing to continue his work, is a historic moment for the Catholic Church ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — When Cardinal Robert Prevost emerged from the loggia of St. Peter’s as Pope Leo XIV on Thursday (May 8), ...

The pope urged reporters "to strive for a different kind of communication, one that does not seek consensus at all costs, does not use aggressive words, does not follow the culture of competition and ...

Pope Leo XIV may have broken a historic barrier by becoming the first pontiff from the United States, but his views on the ...

The papacy is a global platform, so the issues Pope Leo chooses to focus on can resonate far beyond the church.

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

Catholics around the world were skeptical at first about an American pope. But Pope Leo XIV’s multicultural and multilingual ...

Pope Leo XIV called for an end to war in the world as he greeted crowds from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica on Sunday, in ...