Leo’s ascent occurred with remarkable speed. Just over two years ago, he’d been one of the church’s 5,400 bishops — a role with no global visibility.

After celebrating his first Mass as pope, Leo XIV is slated to have a full schedule in the coming days. His next engagement is expected to be a May 10 meeting with cardinals. He'll then have midday ...

Following his election as the new pontiff, Pope Leo XIV is set to engage in a series of significant events that will ...

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported that a Tulsa man died in a wreck Friday afternoon. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported ...

Students in Oklahoma Catholic schools experienced an unforgettable week as they celebrated the election of the first American ...

Pope Leo XIV, in remarks in 2012 when he was the Augustinian prior general in Chicago, made comments critical of what he called the “homosexual lifestyle” and the role of mass media in promoting ...

The two clerics met in South America, and when Francis needed to fill an important job at the Vatican, he knew where to turn.

As Pope Leo XIV stepped out in front of cheering crowds outside of St. Peter’s Basilica to give his first speech as head of ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass on Friday after his historic election as the first North American pope.

Through the ministry of Peter, you have called me to carry the cross and to be blessed with that mission,' he told the ...

Pope Leo XIV has celebrated his first Mass, a day after his historic election as the first U.S.-born pope in the church’s ...

In his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church, many people see the new pope as a continuation of his ...