The pontiff used one of his first audiences to reaffirm his appeal for a peaceful, negotiated end to Russia’s war.

Symbolism over substance" is a consistent critique of political parties and political leaders, regardless of one's political leanings. There is nothing wrong with symbols or symbolism. From the ...

Pope Leo's inauguration ceremony will offer yet another opportunity for U.S. and Ukrainian leaders to negotiate peace.

A map shows the areas of the U.S. where Catholicism is on the rise, with certain regions experiencing a much higher influx ...

W.Va., has introduced a House resolution to celebrate the election of the first-ever pope born in the United States.

Pope Leo XIV received the Brothers of the Christian Schools, founded by St. John Baptist de La Salle, on May 15 at the ...

Even as Pope Leo XIV's profile as a humble champion of the disenfranchised takes shape, a looming question is how he will ...

Eire suggested that one of the reasons Pope Leo was chosen is that he is not a “full-blown American.” Despite being born in ...

Msgr. Paul V. Garrity The ink was barely dry on the official document that made Cardinal Robert Prevost the 266th successor to St. Peter when right wing pundits began branding him as woke. Before he ...

US Vice President JD Vance will lead a delegation to Vatican City to attend the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV, the first ...

Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will attend Pope Leo XIV's inaugural mass in Vatican City on ...

Pope Leo’s hometown Dolton was hit with economic hardship following the collapse of the steel industry on the Far South Side.