Throughout his 12-year pontificate, Francis was an advocate for the poor and many saw his papacy as the start of a new era for the Catholic church, marked by greater inclusion and acceptance.

Filipino bishops have elected Lipa Archbishop Gilbert Garcera as the new president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the ...

Pope Leo XIV heads off on a holiday on Sunday, having spent his first two months as the Catholic Church’s leader rebuilding ...

Pope Leo XIV heads off on holiday, having spent his first two months as Catholic leader rebuilding unity and bolstering ...

The first American pope has so far kept to the script and followed protocol. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Pope Leo XIV has spoken publicly about his childhood in Chicago for the first time as pontiff. Leo recalled Thursday that ...

“No one here is alone,” he said, because there will be many times when a priest will seek “a good accompanier, a spiritual ...

As Pope Leo XIV is formally inaugurated, he vows to work for unity and peace at a time of polarization in the Catholic Church and the wider world, with leaders including Vice President Vance and ...

Pope Leo XIV held his inaugural mass May 18 in Vatican City, making history as first American-born pope. His brother lives in Port Charlotte, Florida.