CHICAGO (AP) — Survivors of clergy sexual abuse amplified calls Tuesday for a global zero-tolerance policy from the new ...

The joy of witnessing Pope Leo XIV's inauguration was quickly overshadowed by the harsh reality: Pakistan once again overlooked Christian representation at a landmark Vatican ceremony. Isn't this ...

Pope Leo XIV is calling for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza amid an Israeli blockade and also urging for peace in Ukraine and Russia — even offering to host negotiations at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV holds his first general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, issuing an appeal for Gaza, which he calls ...

Pope Leo XIV is calling for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza amid an Israeli blockade and also urging for peace in Ukraine and Russia — even offering to host negotiations at the Vatican.

(RNS) — It was a moment we had been told never to expect: An American cardinal, Robert Prevost, stepped onto the balcony of ...

Chicago native Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost made history this month as Pope Leo XIV became the first American to lead the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis had called for the consistory in late February, when he was in the hospital, but the date was never set.

The Vatican has a long history of conflict mediation, with varying degrees of success. An effort by the pope to end the war ...

VATICAN CITY — Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV called for humanitarian aid to be allowed into war-torn Gaza, decrying the violence and suffering in the Middle East during his first general audience as pope ...

Locals in Chiclayo, Peru, have fond memories of Leo’s work as bishop, but some question his record responding to abuse.