VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV vowed to take “every effort” Wednesday to work for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine and ...

The U.S.-born pope spent about a dozen years as a missionary in Peru and returned there later to serve as a bishop.

COMMENTARY: It’s worth noting that the Pauline Chapel, one of three in the Apostolic Palace, is pictured in the Holy Father’s ...

The peoples of our world desire peace,” Pope Leo XIV said, “and to their leaders I appeal with all my heart: Let us meet, let ...

Pope Leo XIV, with his American background, is likely to prioritize the Vatican’s alignment with the West in general, rather ...

EDITORIAL: Why is Pope Leo stressing this issue so prominently at the very beginning of his pontificate — and what can we ...

Pope Leo XIV’s devotion to St. Augustine, his life and ministry as a member of the Augustinian order and his focus on the ...

Archbishop Nelson Pérez, along with educators and pastors in the region, share their impressions and memories of the first American elected pope.

Cardinal Michael Czerny said that when Cardinal Robert F. Prevost was elected pope and chose the name Leo XIV, ...

"He knows everyone, and we all know him — that made it especially meaningful."The Shrine at Saint AugustineThe shrine, run by ...

Michael J. O’Loughlin is executive director of Outreach, an LGBTQ Catholic publication, and author of “Hidden Mercy: AIDS, ...

Prior to his elevation to the papacy, Leo XIV stayed out of the spotlight on certain reforms backed by his predecessor but ...