In selecting the name he did, Pope Leo XIV “grafted” his pontificate onto that of Pope Leo XIII, and made a priority of ...

Pope Leo XIV has renewed his call for unity within the Catholic Church. He spoke to priests during a special Holy Year week ...

Dear friends, a Bishop is a witness to hope by his example of a life firmly grounded in God and completely devoted to the service of the Church. This will be the case only insofar as he is conformed ...

Pope Leo XIV is kicking off a weeklong celebration of Catholic clergy for the Holy Year. He has encouraged seminarians to be joyful and honest at a special Jubilee meditation.

It is not merely an Italian entity. Instead, it is universal and global—especially after the 12-year pontificate of Francis, who worked tirelessly to free the Church from its Eurocentric ethos and ...

Habemus papam — we have a pope. To celebrate the May 8 election of the 267th pope — and the first American-born pontiff — the Detroit Free Press has crafted a commemorative page print.

Pope Leo XIV on Monday renewed his calls for peace, using his first public audience with journalists at the Vatican to implore the news media to continue to shed light on conflicts around the world.

In fact, Francis incorporated his love of the beautiful game into his outlook as pope – for him, sport was a way to communicate with people from all backgrounds and all corners of the globe.

The Religious Order That Molded the Pope: The Order of St. Augustine, with fewer than 3,000 members, shaped the man who would become a cardinal, and then pope to the world’s Roman Catholics ...

Newspapers around the world on Friday covered the election of a new pope, Robert Francis Prevost, who took the name Leo XIV, with big photos, plays on words and nods to his nationalities.

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - MAY 08: Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, greets the faithful as he appears from the Central Loggia of St. Peter's Square on May 08, 2025 in ...

“Habemus Papam!” We have a Pope. We now know who the new Pope is — Robert Francis Prevost, now forever known as Leo XIV. He is the first American Pope and the second pontiff to hail from the ...