On a Thursday afternoon, white smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City as Catholics and non-Catholics alike around the world watched with great interest to see who would be chosen as the ...

In his public appearance as pope, Leo called himself an Augustinian, putting an unusual spotlight on his religious order ...

Just as his predecessor was a prime target for fake news, Pope Leo XIV has been hit with various false claims on social media ...

Our kids didn’t have to know everything about him as a prerequisite for loving him. They simply loved, and their enthusiasm ...

Showing up in Rome is pragmatic statecraft, executed under Bernini’s colonnade, where religious and political figures have ...

COMMENTARY: The new Pope seems to want to continue the tradition of developing Catholic social teaching in a way that breaks ...

The pontiff used one of his first audiences to reaffirm his appeal for a peaceful, negotiated end to Russia’s war.

Symbolism over substance" is a consistent critique of political parties and political leaders, regardless of one's political leanings. There is nothing wrong with symbols or symbolism. From the ...

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Pope Leo's inauguration ceremony will offer yet another opportunity for U.S. and Ukrainian leaders to negotiate peace.

A Michigan couple with deep roots in Catholic education has a personal connection to newly elected Pope Leo XIV.

On the balcony at St. Peter’s Square, as millions of Catholics cheered his arrival, Robert Prevost experienced a defining moment—one that marked his transformation into Pope ...