I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my ...

The contrast between President Donald Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV couldn't be more stark — politically, personally or in their world views. They lead in different roles and realms.

The papacy is a global platform, so the issues Pope Leo chooses to focus on can resonate far beyond the church.

The philanthropic nonprofit based in Chester keeps its focus on meeting the greatest needs of the Church under the direction ...

An Omaha native now reports in the Holy See. She's been in Rome since 2016 and has had the opportunity to cover the recent ...

News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological ...

The Rev. John T. Pawlikowski served as co-founder and director of the school’s Catholic-Jewish Studies Program and also ...

One Villanova professor attributed Leo’s election to what he called the “Trump effect,” while a conservative Catholic ...

The pontiff held his first meeting with the news media at the Vatican and called on reporters to choose “the path of ...

While posturing as a reformer, Prevost was selected to further the Church’s alliance with capital and protect its own ...

Standing on loggia of St. Peter’s basilica, newly elected Pope Leo XIV smiled, waved and appeared to hold back emotion May 8 ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — When Cardinal Robert Prevost emerged from the loggia of St. Peter’s as Pope Leo XIV on Thursday (May 8), ...