The Chicago-born pontiff is the first American to lead the Catholic Church, and while his positions on some of the church’s hot-button issues remain unclear, he has signaled continuity with his ...

Rate Field will host a unique Mass to honor U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV, a White Sox fan, with tickets on sale for $5.

As for Catholicism in the Central Valley, I know we have a bishop and many clergy that see the importance of meeting people ...

Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history’s first American pope offered a message of healing during ...

Pope Leo XIV, history's first North American pope ... Pope Leo told cardinals he hopes his election can help the Catholic Church bring light to the “dark nights of this world”. Meanwhile King Charles ...

ROME — The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe of Catholics, riven by political divisions that have thwarted the will of ...

White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney in Vatican City Thursday as the world gathered to watch a new pope take the helm of the Roman Catholic Church. The man who emerged was a surprise ...

The image of Trump as the pope just days after our revered Pope Francis died shows why he's a terrible model for morality.

Tens of thousands came to St. Peter’s Square to mark the official start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the Roman Catholic Church. Vice President JD Vance was among the dignitaries ...

Jewish leaders got front seats at Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass. An American rabbi there, and other Jewish representatives ...

The ceremony was the first local ordination in the era of Pope Leo XIV, who was elected to the papacy on May 8, succeeding ...

Pope Leo XIV declared families "the cradle of the future of humanity" during Mass for the Jubilee of Families at St. Peter's Square.