ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Wednesday for the world to recognize the urgency of the climate crisis and “hear the cry of ...

ROME -- Pope Leo XIV celebrated on Wednesday what has been dubbed the first “green” papal Mass, using a new set of prayers ...

A leaked draft document on revising liturgical norms in the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, has stirred backlash for its addressing of some practices predating the Second Vatican Council.

In the document, Bishop Martin also cited as “completely inappropriate” the spontaneous practice prevalent among some Hispanic Catholics of exclaiming “My Lord and my God” during the elevation of the ...

Pope Leo XIV’s holds Mass during the formal inauguration of his pontificate in St. Peter’s Square attended by heads of state, royalty and ordinary faithful, Sunday, May 18, 2025.

Pope Leo, born in Chicago in 1955, became the first North American to be made pontiff when the College of Cardinals elected him on May 8 to succeed Pope Francis, the first South American pontiff.

Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost, who became head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics on May 8, stood in the white vehicle as it drove through cheering crowds, smiling, waving and making the ...

A view of St. Peter's Square during the inauguration Mass celebrated by Pope Leo XIV. Getty Images Key Background Leo—who was born Robert Francis Prevost—was elected as the new leader of the ...

The mass begins at 10 a.m. (0800 GMT) but Pope Leo will at 9 a.m. make his first foray into the crowd in the popemobile, the specially adapted vehicle often used by the late Pope Francis to motor ...

Ahead of the mass, Leo visited the tomb of Saint Peter — who in the Christian tradition was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, and the first pope — in the basilica that bears his name.

Pope Leo XIV will be honored by the White Sox. The team recently announced plans to host a Mass at Rate Field as well as unveil a graphic installation where the Pope watched Game 1 of the 2005 World ...

Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost, who became the first US head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics on 8 May, did his first tour of the square in his popemobile ahead of the mass. Pope Leo XIV made ...