Leo told cardinals he chose his papal name as a homage to Leo XIII, a 19th-century pontiff who had defended workers' rights.

Leo, the first American pope, told the cardinals who elected him that he was fully committed to the reforms of the Second ...

The sun sets at Saint Peter’s Basilica after the first American pope is elected in the history of the Catholic Church.

An advocate for victims of clergy abuse says they are cautiously optimistic about Pope Leo XIV, but they are keeping a close ...

How will Pope Leo lead the Catholic Church? Insiders make their predictions of what’s to come - Cardinals say Leo would ...

A cute brick house in a south Chicago suburb has been blessed with a substantial bump in value, thanks to Pope Leo.

The announcement that an American cardinal had been elected Roman Catholic Church’s 267th pope had special meaning for a ...

The Republican described the president as "an American man of depraved cruelty, corruption, and shame" in a social media post.

The new pope, Leo XIV, has this in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy: He’s been in positions of ...