Newly elected Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago and raised in the south suburb of Dolton, where even his old house has become a point of pilgrimage.

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.

Pope Leo XIV is being described by Cardinal Timothy Dolan as a "citizen of the world" who will seek to build bridges with ...

Leo XIV’s pontificate will likely be defined by his approach to the violent conflicts rending the globe, which his ...

Over an hour after the white smoke emerged, the new pope, clad in his papal vestments, stepped out onto the balcony and ...

Albert Einstein’s statements on philosophy and religion were often memorably resonant. What the great physicist really ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American Pope and second pontiff from the Americas, is a former leader of the Augustinians and a ...