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

Leo’s ascent occurred with remarkable speed. Just over two years ago, he’d been one of the church’s 5,400 bishops — a role ...

In the summer of 1973, the war was still raging in Vietnam, the Watergate scandal was unfolding in Washington, and protests ...

Bishops often imposed such restrictions — with varying levels of enforcement and typically without warning the public — until ...

Despite the order’s 800-year history — and its Italian origins — Pope Leo XIV is the first Augustinian to be named a pope.