He named himself after Pope Leo XIII, who led the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903, and was known as “The Pope of the Workers,” making it his mission to confront the ruthless laissez-faire economics ...

Pope Leo XIV; U.S. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois. (Getty Images) Remarking on the news this week that Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich would present Sen. Dick Durbin, a strong supporter of abortion ...

Remarking on the news this week that Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich would present Sen. Dick Durbin, a strong supporter of abortion rights, with a lifetime achievement award, Pope Leo gave a ...

In a ceremonial throne room at the Vatican last week, Pope Leo stood before a group of visiting American Bishops and Catholic leaders as they played video messages from migrants in the United States.

In a ceremonial throne room at the Vatican last week, Pope Leo stood before a group of visiting American Bishops and Catholic leaders as they played video messages from migrants in the United States.

King Charles has become the first British monarch to pray with a pope at the Vatican since the Catholic and Anglican churches ...

In taking the name Leo XIV, the first American pope signaled a desire to imitate his much-beloved 19th-century predecessor Leo XIII. The previous Leo forged the Catholic response to industrialization; ...

Even though Pope Leo XIV, the first-ever U.S.-born pontiff, was labeled the “woke pope” soon after he was chosen in May by cardinals to succeed the late Pope Francis, conservatives in the U.S.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla have visited the Vatican to pray with Pope Leo XIV. This historic meeting aims to ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo initially impressed conservative Catholics after his election in May as he embraced traditions shunned by his predecessor Pope Francis and steered clear of hot button ...

The pope conveyed the message as President Trump escalated his deportation campaign, including in Chicago, the pope’s hometown. By Elizabeth Dias and Elisabetta Povoledo In his nascent papacy, Pope ...