VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - At midweek, the chaplain of Villanova University's basketball team cheered as one of his ...

Francis may have been globally admired, but within the church hierarchy he was a polarizing figure. This could have resulted ...

In his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church, many people see the new pope as a continuation of his predecessor.

Leo is the first pope with a pre-papal social media presence, which helps paint an early picture of his positions on various cultural issues.

Newly elected American Pope Leo XIV delivered his first Mass Friday inside the Sistine Chapel. The pope spoke in both English ...

Leo XIV 'is a citizen of the world,' Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York underlined, and 'where he came from is secondary' to ...

Pope Leo is seen as a centrist who shares his predecessor's progressive views on certain social issues. Here's what we know ...

In that moment, Pope Leo XIV wasn't a stranger from Chicago; he was our pastor, instantly embraced by the global Catholic family gathered there.

Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and details began to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make him history’s ...

A lot of my friends are calling it the Villanova Vatican,” said Caroline Pirtle, a Villanova University junior who interned at the Vatican this semester and just returned home to Minneapolis Thursday ...

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said having an American pope is “a great thing for the United States of America and the world, and we are praying for him.” ...