For 400 years, most popes escaped the Roman summer in the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Then Francis stopped going, ...

Officials in Dolton, Ill., called the purchase a rare opportunity. But some residents questioned whether the village, ...

The Mass, along with other steps, show Pope Leo XIV and the Roman Catholic Church building on the environmental commitment of ...

The latest sighting of Pope Leo XIV comes not from the Vatican but the New York Times’ The Most Stylish People of 2025, So ...

Pope Leo XIV is not only the first American Pope in history but also the first Pope with African-American roots. Robert ...

As a bishop in Peru, Pope Leo XIV’s handling of two abuse cases was a study in contrasts, siding strongly with victims in one ...

Several residents at the Dolton, Illinois, board meeting were skeptical about any benefit to taxpayers, questioning whether ...

As Pope Leo settles into papacy, his handling of clergy sexual abuse will be closely scrutinised. Read more at ...

Pope Leo XIV donned a White Sox hat at the Vatican this week. For the company that makes it, it was a dream come true.

They didn’t have to wait long. Hours later, news broke: The New York Times, drawing on research by Jari C. Honora, a genealogist, revealed that Pope Leo had recent African American ancestors.

Pope Leo XIV, 69, is the person to whom lots of people look when they want to come in contact with God. John Prevost, 71, is ...

As it happened, the pope has several generations of Cuban ancestors.