Throughout his 12-year pontificate, Francis was an advocate for the poor and many saw his papacy as the start of a new era for the Catholic church, marked by greater inclusion and acceptance.

For the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly established by Pope Francis and celebrated this year on July 27, Pope Leo ...

"Christian hope always urges us to be more daring, to think big, to be dissatisfied with things the way they are," the pope ...

Pope Leo XIV is on vacation at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, a 135-acre estate featuring multiple ...

From priest to pope—will his missionary past define him as the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics, or will Pope Leo become ...

Pope Leo XIV prayed on Wednesday for the world to recognize the urgency of the climate crisis and “hear the cry of the poor,” ...

Pope Leo XIV has tapped Father Thomas Hennen, vicar general of the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, to be the next bishop of Baker ...

Blessed Floribert Kositi, 26, gave his life in Congo by rejecting corruption and choosing faith over blood-stained wealth ...

After more than a decade without its most famous vacationer, the quiet town of Castel Gandolfo once again counts the pope ...

Pope Leo XIV called on every parish and church group or association to become part of a "revolution" of care and gratitude by ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for the Care of Creation on the grounds of the Borgo Laudato Si’ ecology center in Castel ...

Francis-aligned’ bishops are following the late pope’s lead in stirring debate where politics and pastoral issues meet.