Pope Leo XIV is signaling strong endorsement of one of Pope Francis’ most controversial policies on marriage and divorce.

Pope Francis, Latin America’s first pontiff, died at age 88 after a cerebral stroke. Francis stressed humility over hubris ...

Pope Leo XIV has called the presidents of the world's bishops' conferences to Rome for an October 2026 summit aimed at ...

Among all the news articles I have read in the past couple of years, I am not ungrateful that one poignant, below-the-fold story has remained with me, a ...

Doctors said Monday that Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of pneumonia but have decided to keep him hospitalized for several more days to receive treatment. In the ...

Pope Leo XIV has indicated growing concern with the next frontier in combatting abuses in the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. His papacy ended when he died on April 21, 2025. The worldwide spiritual leader of ...

On issue after issue, the U.S. government has contradicted recent Catholic teaching—and not subtly, but by flaunting its acts ...

A huge crowd in St. Peter’s Square awaited the announcement of the pope’s identity Thursday, and they were rewarded to see the face of American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost emerge. The newly ...