Pope Leo XIV has declared himself a Roman as he completes the final ceremonial steps, cementing his role as the bishop of Rome.

Bishop Michael Martin, OFM Conv, issued a statement directing that the ancient liturgy would henceforth be celebrated in an ...

As Pope Leo XIV's past record of handling clergy sexual abuse cases comes under scrutiny, victims of the now-disgraced group ...

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse amplified calls Tuesday for a global zero-tolerance policy from the new pope’s American hometown and raised questions about Leo XIV’s history of dealing with accused ...

Pope Leo XIV has vowed to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace in the world. The 69-year-old ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, is vowing to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace ...

Last year, the late Pope Francis elevated Bentiu’s Catholic community—previously part of the Malakal Diocese—to a full diocese. Speaking at the event in Bentiu on Sunday, South Sudan’s ...

Pope Leo XIV delivered his first homily in English Friday at the Sistine Chapel, a surreal moment for Father Scott McCue of St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church in ... SEE ALSO | Catholics ...

On Saturday evening, the Pope made his first trip outside the Vatican to visit a Catholic shrine and pay respects at the tomb of his predecessor, Francis, who lies in nearby Santa Maria Maggiore.

This pope will make mistakes; don’t we all? But on this day, Melinda Henneberger looks to him with great hope. | Opinion ...

Pope Leo graduated from Villanova University in Pennsylvania with a degree in mathematics, then studied theology at the Catholic Theological ... administrator of the Diocese of Chiclayo in Peru ...

Being sealed off from the world in the conclave to choose the new Pope was "immensely peaceful", England and Wales's most senior Roman Catholic has told the BBC. Cardinal Vincent Nichols ...