A survivor of clergy sex abuse in Peru brought her public campaign for reform to the American hometown of Pope Leo XIV.

It came as a big surprise when Catholic cardinals picked an American to be the successor of Pope Francis back in early May. But as Leo XIV begins his papacy, he’s offered few — if any — real surprises ...

The surge in blessings reflects enthusiasm over the start of a new pontificate and highlights a traditional practice that ...

Today, almost three months since the election of Pope Leo XIV, the media reality defies those expectations. Apart from ...

Pope Leo really is the first Chicago Pope.

Two fans hand-delivered a frozen Aurelio’s pizza from Homewood to Pope Francis during a youth event in Rome — a moment that ...

One new American archbishop says having a pope from Chicago is something to think about, since “Catholicism in Chicago has ...

Pope Leo XIV will declare John Henry Newman a "doctor" of the church, bestowing one of the Catholic Church's highest honors ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV decided Thursday to declare St. John Henry Newman a “doctor” of the church, bestowing one of ...

The professors have raised concerns about what they say was confusion and ambiguity caused by some of the late pope's actions ...

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday received a rock star’s welcome at the Vatican’s festival of Catholic influencers — priests, nuns and ...

Participants from the US and Africa urged scientific and economic thinkers on climate to consider spiritual concepts raised ...