The Fox Sports camera could have panned to any fan during the ninth inning of Game 1 of the 2005 World Series; it randomly landed on the future Pope Leo XIV. Leo is the first pope with a pre-papal ...

American schools are already more segregated today than they were 40 years ago — and Trump's education policies aren't going ...

Pope Leo XIV has helped sell out a stadium show in Chicago with a promised virtual appearance—scheduled for the same day as a major military parade in Washington, D.C. Within the first 15 ...

A recent survey found just 12 percent of Americans view the newly elected Pope Leo XIV to be a conservative, compared to 16 percent who are convinced he is a liberal. The preponderance of ...

When Pope Leo XIV explained his choice of name, he did so in remembrance of Pope Leo XIII, the great Pontiff who published the encyclical Rerum Novarum (On Capital and Labor), which addressed the ...

University of California staff filed suit against Trump and federal agencies in what they hope will be a first-of-its-kind class action challenging sweeping cuts.

You may have noticed Pope Leo often bursts into song. Now it’s become a call to action. From mass to his first Regina Caeli greeting, Pope Leo lifts his voice in song. That beautiful sound ...

Just as Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II worked to defeat the USSR, Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV can confront Putin’s Russia. In recent history, the most influential pope in global politics ...

RNS is bringing together veteran Vatican observers to explore the early signs and analyze first impressions from Pope Leo XIV in a virtual event to be held on Tuesday, June 24, from 12:30–1:30 p ...

A Holocaust survivor is one of at least 12 people injured when a suspect firebombed a peaceful walk calling for the release of Israeli hostages on Boulder's Pearl Street.

Leonard Leo, the architect of President Donald Trump’s first-term legal legacy, is now at the center of a growing backlash from within Trump World — including from the president himself.

Pope Leo XIV’s hometown of Chicago is readying itself to celebrate the election of one of its own as leader of the Catholic Church. Formerly known as Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago native ...