ROME - The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe ...

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 ...

A new chapter begins for the Catholic Church, as Pope Leo XIV — the first American pontiff — delivers his first mass inside ...

The new pope said he would be guided by a key document that his predecessor wrote listing the church’s priorities, including ...

When white smoke rose out of the Vatican on Thursday, Catholics in Roanoke were watching from their screens in delight as ...

Pope Leo XIV has taken the reins as leader of the Catholic Church, starting his first day as Pontiff with a mass at the ...

During the mass, Bishop Timothy Senior, who leads the Diocese of Harrisburg, spoke to those assembled at the cathedral during his homily about the example he believed Pope Leo would set in terms of ...

The new pope, Leo XIV, has something in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy. He’s been in positions of ...

The vestibule was filled with little white dresses, veils and suits before the First Communion Mass on May 3 at St. Michael ...

As Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff at the Sistine Chapel on Friday (May 9), he spoke a few words in English ...

In downtown Syracuse, a noontime mass was held at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception to pray for the new Pope.

Pope Leo XIV indicated on Saturday that his papacy will follow closely in the footsteps of the late Pope Francis, telling ...