Leo, who was elected the 267th leader of the Catholic Church last week, called for "the precious gift of free speech" to be ...

The new pontiff spoke to NBC News anchor Lester Holt, who was part of a news conference for some 6,000 journalists from ...

Vice President J D Vance has called the Catholic Church so much bigger than politics as he expressed disappointment about the ...

In a flash, Pope Leo XIV has become one of the most famous and important people in the world. He has an opportunity to use ...

After waiting in line at the Vatican, Jason Perash of Colorado got the pontiff to autograph a ball. The pope is reportedly a ...

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

Cardinal Michael Czerny speaks to Bianna Golodryga about the election of Pope Leo XIV and why many cardinals “think of him as a Pope from the Americas.” ...

A South Side high school and the new pope share more than just a hometown. They share a name, too. Leo High School, an ...

Pope Leo XIV explained his name choice Saturday, telling Cardinals he sought to uphold the working class struggles championed ...

Pope Leo XIV called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the “precious gift of free speech and the press.” ...

Though family trees show that the author is related to the new pope, there are some relatives he's less proud to havbe.

The celebration vibrated with joy following the election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost Martínez — both a U.S. and ...