The home in which Pope Leo XIV spent much of his childhood has been officially acquired by the village in which it is located ...

The first authoritative account of the conclave that elected history’s first pontiff from the United States — written by an American journalist who knew him before he became pope. Despite ...

Millions of people around the world were stunned when Pope Leo XIV was elected earlier this year, but one Vatican correspondent wasn't.

In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who exercises authority in the Catholic Church must “make oneself small,” so that only Christ ...

Pope Leo XIV held a first meeting on Saturday with a senior Russian Orthodox cleric at the Vatican since becoming the head of ...

Pope Leo XIV is starting a six-week vacation this weekend at the papal summer retreat south of Rome.

The shy 69-year-old Augustinian missionary has eschewed the headline-grabbing protagonism of past pontiffs in favor of a quieter, less showy and more reserved way of being pope.

Pope Leo XIV is starting a six-week vacation this weekend at the papal summer retreat south of Rome. It's his first break since his historic election in May. People who ...

That job, the equivalent of a prime minister, is still held by Francis’ pick, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, who was himself an unsuccessful contender in the conclave that elected Leo pope.

The childhood home of Pope Leo XIV in the village of Dolton, Illinois, on May 23, 2025. Alexandra Buxbaum/Shutterstock ...

Pope Leo XIV met with children and adolescents participating in the Vatican’s summer camp for kids. Some 300 Ukrainian youth were also in the audience.

Pope Leo XIV will head to the lakeside town of Castel Gandolfo for his summer vacation. After 12 years of papal absence, locals are eager to welcome him.