Pope Leo XIV met with members of the Vatican’s child protection advisory commission on Thursday for the first time amid ...

The world’s smallest country has a big budget problem. The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds. It primarily ...

Fitzgerald, who spent his career in real estate private equity, said American donors — especially the younger generation — ...

We should seek to live simply, to take only what we need and share what we have, to see ourselves in kinship with all of ...

To convey how all-encompassing the Roman Catholic Church was during the Middle Ages, the historian R.W. Southern once offered ...

An important and well-known part of Pope Francis’ legacy is prioritizing a culture of care within the Catholic Church for the most vulnerable. But perhaps less recognized is how he made the care ...

FADEL: Leo is the first American to lead the Catholic Church. He promised to protect ... INSKEEP: Having said that, Leo was like his predecessor, Pope Francis, in offering strong views on divisive ...

The pontiff said he would face up to "the questions, concerns and challenges of today’s world" and, in a nod to conservatives, he promised to preserve "the rich heritage of the Christian faith," ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of peace in the world, offering a message of communion during an inaugural Mass ...

Launching his papacy with a call for reconciliation and communion, Pope Leo XIV formally began his ministry as the successor of St. Peter by calling for “a united Church, a sign of ... visited Pope ...

Vice President JD Vance attended Pope Leo's inaugural mass. The trip could set the tone for the Trump administration's relationship with the new pope.

As Pope Leo XIV is formally inaugurated, he vows to work for unity and peace at a time of polarization in the Catholic Church and the wider world, with leaders including Vice President Vance and ...