Drawing on St. John Paul II, Leo also emphasized the spiritual transformation that results from acts of mercy. Highlighting ...

He then blessed the priest and his parents as well as the stole conferred at Father Tovar’s diaconal ordination.

Pope Leo XIV calls Catholics worldwide to invest their lives in compassion and mercy, urging vigilance and generosity in ...

Bishop Vann also had a private audience with the pope earlier this month, giving him a gift box prepared by local children.

The pontiff is viewed more favorably across party lines, although "consistent with the ideological differences in his ratings ...

As Pope Leo XIV approaches the 100-day mark of his papacy on Saturday, Mississippi’s Catholics are largely ecstatic about the ...

Stories about "the first 100 days" are standard fare at the beginning of a U.S. president's four-year term; the articles ...

Matthew Bunson's Portrait of the First American Pope: Leo XIV and Christopher White's Pope Leo XIV: Inside the Conclave, Dawn ...

In a new poll, Gallup found that Pope Leo XIV is the most popular newsmaker among Americans. Why U.S. politicians are up in ...

Past papal elections and the subsequent honeymoon period of the new pope have, in general, brought increases in donations to ...

Fluent in English, Spanish and Italian, Pope Leo XIV has so far preferred to speak Italian in public settings. Some Vatican ...

What's it like to live next to a pope's childhood home? It's full of challenges -- and opportunities, neighbors say. Adora Namigadde reports from Pope Leo's former home in Dolton, Illinois.