VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, on Thursday made his first American bishop appointment as he ...

Pope Leo XIV has called for humanitarian aid to reach the Gaza Strip and for an end to the “heartbreaking” toll on its people ...

The Vatican said some 200,000 people attended the Mass at St. Peter’s Square, which marked the start of the pontificate of ...

Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history’s first American pope ...

Tens of thousands came to St. Peter’s Square to mark the official start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the ...

In his public appearance as pope, Leo called himself an Augustinian, putting an unusual spotlight on his religious order.

Whether mainline Protestant warmth toward the new pope is a result of convergence on social justice issues or pride in the ...

COMMENTARY: This text reveals a man thoroughly drenched in Augustine’s theology and spirituality, in particular his ...

Pope Leo XIV holds his first general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, issuing an appeal for Gaza, which he calls ...

The pope asked his listeners to be inspired and renewed in their vocation to “be a leaven of missionary zeal within the ...

The Election of Pope Leo XIV delighted and surprised many Catholics and non-Catholics alike. His first words before he gave ...

WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Pope Leo XIV has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Michael M. Pham of San Diego to head the diocese.