Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle said he was confident that Pope Leo XIV would continue the programs of the late Pope ...

News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological ...

Political partisanship is likely to become an even more untenable position for American Catholics than it already is.

I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my ...

As much as Leo he has echoed Francis, the first American pope is fast emerging as his own man. VATICAN CITY — As he has done ...

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

While heartened by the new pope's commitment to social justice, advocates say it's unclear whether Leo will continue Francis' ...

The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S. conservative opposition to reform.

Francis may have been globally admired, but within the church hierarchy he was a polarizing figure. This could have resulted ...

He appeared on the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica as tens of thousands of people filled St. Peter’s Square. He spoke ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been named the first American pope, selected Thursday by 133 cardinals from across the ...

Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...