When Father Tony Ricard watched the new pope deliver his first address to the faithful Thursday in St. Peter’s Square, he ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope from Chicago, could boost interest in the Catholic Church, potentially increasing ...

The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S. conservative opposition to reform.

Like at Catholic Social Services ... regardless of their background. “To be honest, I teared up,” said Mary Richardson, executive director of Catholic Social Services. Mourning a leader ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first person from the United States to lead the Catholic Church, is taking on a financial headache in his ...

The May 8 election of Pope Leo XIV as the first American pontiff in the history of the Catholic Church drew emotional ...