Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace in the world, offering a message of communion during an inaugural ...

Keywords: Pope Leo XIV Jack Figge Jack Figge is a freelance journalist covering the Catholic Church. He is a political science and theology student in Benedictine College’s Class of 2026.

Leo XIV has always been respectful of our aging ... And when one is part of a faith-based college culture like we were on the Villanova campus, you leave prepared to spend the rest of your life ...

Pope Leo XIV makes his first address to the College of Cardinals at the Synod Hall on May 10, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. Getty Images Before he became Pope Leo XIV, Prevost was a Villanova ...

While President Trump welcomed the U.S.-born cardinal as the new pope, top Trump allies criticized Leo XIV for his similarities to Pope Francis. By Tim Balk When Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost ...

Pope Leo XIV, who became the worldwide leader for more than 1 billion Catholics on Thursday, earned an honorary degree from a Massachusetts college years ago. In 2005, Leo, the first American and ...

The newly-elected American pontiff told the College of Cardinals on Saturday that Pope Leo XIII’s ability to help the Christian faith maintain its values and moral center amid a complete ...

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Pope Leo XIV met with the College of Cardinals on Saturday morning for his first official address since his election, outlining key priorities for his pontificate in the age of artificial ...

One cardinal who cast his ballot said the pope’s choice of the papal name Leo might signal a particular interest in workers’ rights. By Elizabeth Dias Elizabeth Dias, who covers religion ...

Pope Leo XIV addresses the College of Cardinals at the Vatican on May 10, 2025. The newly elected Pontiff outlined his vision for his papacy in his first official meeting. (photo: Vatican Media ...

Editor’s note: Pope Leo XIV delivered his first formal address to the College of Cardinals on the morning of Saturday, May 10, in the synod aula where in the days leading up to the conclave they ...