Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican this week to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

The Mozambican president, Daniel Chapo, said yesterday that it was "with joy and jubilation" that Mozambique received the ...

Though Leo XIV is from Chicago, his election to the papacy reflects the move of Christianity toward the Global South.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Leo XIV has only been in the job one day and already faces a packed schedule of religious ...

Learn about Pope Leo and his dynamic approach to leadership. At 69, he represents a fresh perspective in the Catholic Church.

The pontiff fell silent and watched as the crowd, now covered by a massive plastic cocoon in the downpour, joined the choir in spontaneous choruses of Alleluia. The pope smiled as the people swayed ...

Pope Leo XIV has celebrated his first Mass, a day after his historic election as the first North American pope in the church’s 2,000-year history.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, said Friday that his election was both a cross and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass in Sistine Chapel.

The world receives a message of ‘peace and justice’ from the Vatican amid global turmoil and a long shadow of abuse in the ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...