Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost before he was elected the first American pope earlier this ...

The quietly spoken Leo has now succeeded Francis, one of the most disruptive popes in modern times. One of his biggest ...

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday received a rock star’s welcome at the Vatican’s festival of Catholic influencers — priests, nuns and ...

Pope Leo XIV will declare John Henry Newman a “doctor” of the church, bestowing one of the Catholic Church’s highest honors ...

It came as a big surprise when Catholic cardinals picked an American to be the successor of Pope Francis back in early May. But as Leo XIV begins his papacy, he’s offered few — if any — real surprises ...

One new American archbishop says having a pope from Chicago is something to think about, since “Catholicism in Chicago has ...

Pope Leo XIV has approved the 19th-century Catholic convert to be declared the 38th doctor of the universal Church.

A Vatican opinion released shortly before Pope Francis died advises against public church listings of clergy members deemed to have been credibly accused of sexual abuse — which virtually every ...

Pope Leo XIV decided Thursday to declare St. John Henry Newman a “doctor” of the church, bestowing one of the Catholic Church ...

St. John Henry Newman -- the 19th-century theologian, intellectual and preacher, will be named a doctor of the church.

Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro says the Church has plans to address a number of pressing matters surrounding human dignity, ...

Theologians, historians, priests, and other Catholic scholars extol the contributions to theology, philosophy, and education ...