Leo appealed for unity in a triptych of messages to priests who are celebrating a special Holy Year week in Rome dedicated to ...

According to the master of liturgical ceremonies, Archbishop Diego Ravelli, Pope Leo will be both blessing and personally ...

In Pope Leo's early days, he has woven together an emphasis on synodality and social teaching with faithfulness to doctrine ...

Pope Leo XIV kicked off a weeklong celebration of Catholic clergy on Tuesday by encouraging seminarians to be joyful and ...

How Pope Leo extended an invitation to all, regardless of faith, to foster a connected and compassionate world.

The pontiff described the situation in Gaza as “tragic and inhumane,” saying that international law is being cast aside in ...

Pope Francis, who died in April at age 88, was sometimes scathing in his criticism of President Donald Trump. In 2016, when ...

Pope Leo, who was elected in May to the surprise of close conclave watchers, is the first to hail from the United States in the history of the church. A Chicago native, he attended Villanova ...

Pope Leo XIV has lamented what he described as the rise of blunt power over the rules of international law as conflicts rage around the world and global institutions continue to fail to end abuses and ...

Gov. Pat Quinn signed a law ending the death penalty in Illinois, the future pope thanked him for the move. That recently ...

And so, when Pope Leo was elected to lead the Catholic Church and traces of his rich heritage began to emerge, including an ...

Pope Leo said on Thursday that conflicts in the Middle East were raging with an unprecedented "diabolical intensity" and ...