“The pope is not your friend. He is not going to sit down and have a beer with you,” he says. “If you think the pope is your ...

The course, which kicks off in September, will feature contributions from Robert Fastiggi, Auxiliary Bishop Athanasius ...

Jewish leaders got up-front seats at Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass. With growing antisemitic rhetoric and attacks in ...

Pope Leo XIV officially opened his pontificate by taking his first popemobile tour through the piazza near St. Peter's ...

The Vatican said some 200,000 people attended the Mass at St. Peter’s Square, which marked the start of the pontificate of ...

Sunday’s Mass for the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate will mark the official beginning of his ministry as successor of Peter and bishop of Rome.

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In Chicago, New Orleans and beyond, elated worshipers and priests celebrated their immediate sense of connection with Pope Leo.

Across Chicago, Sunday churchgoers returned to pews still stunned and elated about the election of a native of the city’s ...

Robert Prevost’s Catholic roots were planted in Chicago’s south suburbs, where he lived in Dolton and attended St. Mary’s parish before becoming Pope Leo XIV.

Leo will be formally installed as pope at a Mass on May 18, the Vatican said Friday, and will preside over his first general ...

Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.