ANALYSIS: The vice president has articulated a vision of Catholic statesmanship robustly influenced by Church teaching. But ...

Born in the United States and formed in Peru, Pope Leo XIV’s multicultural background has led some to describe him as the “Pope of two worlds.” Tagle, one of Asia’s most prominent Church ...

COMMENTARY: Long before his election, Pope Leo XIV was reflecting on authority, obedience and communion. His 1987 doctoral ...

There is no room in Augustine’s concept of authority for one who is self-seeking and in search of power over others,” he ...

The two most powerful Americans, Donald Trump and Pope Leo, have very different worldviews. How will each wield his influence ...

So it is no surprise that in his first public moment, as Pope Leo offered his Urbi et Orbi Blessing (to the city of Rome and ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A quiet alliance between North and South American cardinals helped elect the first US-born pope.

Nate Tinner-Williams, a contributing Globe Opinion writer, is cofounder and editor of Black Catholic Messenger. As the ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, vowed on Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace ...

Leo’s commitments present a challenge to the nationalism and isolationism currently promoted by the White House.

saying he was proud "as a Black man" and "a proud son of New Orleans" to share some background with Leo XIV. The pope never lived in New Orleans, but a trip there would mark the first papal visit ...

A week after the white smoke signaled the election of the new pope, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle reunited with Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, in a private audience at the Vatican.