ROME and NEW YORK -- Pope Leo XIV appointed on Thursday Bishop Ronald A. Hicks as archbishop of New York, moving a fellow ...

In a year marked by political strife, natural disasters and other calamities around the world, 2025 also had its share of ...

John Prevost reflects on the years after his brother left home, from his brother Robert's time in the minor seminary and ...

The American pontiff has rebuked the White House over its treatment of immigrants and the potential invasion of Venezuela.

"My heart was beating so fast when I saw that God had put the Holy Father right in front of me," Melvine Khoury, a Maronite ...

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The book announcement comes after Pope Leo shared for the first time what he was thinking when the votes started going his way during the conclave that elected him, saying he resigned himself to the ...

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Pope Leo has spoken out about the dangers of military action by the U.S. in overthrowing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and appeared to ask President Trump to prioritize dialogue and diplomatic ...

Pope Leo bade farewell to Lebanon on Tuesday with a fervent appeal to leaders across the Middle East to listen to their people's cries for peace and to change course away from the "horror of war".

BEIRUT — Tens of thousands of people gathered in the Lebanese capital to witness Pope Leo XIV's message of unity to a shattered city and a fractured state Tuesday. Before Mass, the pontiff stopped by ...