In his first words directed specifically to Americans, Pope Leo XIV told young people on Saturday how to find hope and ...

“So many people who suffer from different experiences of depression or sadness — they can discover that the love of God is ...

The afternoon event, which stretched nearly three hours, marked the new pope's first message to North America, and it was designed to both celebrate his roots in the Chicago area and to speak directly ...

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From the moment Pope Leo XIV emerged from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, church observers have sought comparisons between the new, U.S.-born pontiff and his predecessor Pope Francis. Vatican ...

Swedish Cardinal Anders Arborelius said the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV “was first and foremost a unifying experience.

Pope Leo XIV Thursday met with members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors to get an update about their ...

Pope Leo XIV “is the man the church and the world need right now” and his greatest challenge, “the one he’ll carry most in ...

Cardinal David, one of the 133 cardinal electors who voted for the new pope, shares a rare glimpse into the Conclave.

In his regulations for the conclave, St. John Paul II wrote that ... is a top candidate to be history’s first Asian pope. He had a similarly high-profile job, heading the Vatican’s evangelization ...

The pontiff said he would face up to "the questions, concerns and challenges of today’s world" and, in a nod to conservatives, he promised to preserve "the rich heritage of the Christian faith," ...

She has studied everything from early Christian art to papal sarcophagi to the Renaissance ... 3 a.m. to follow developments from the Vatican as the conclave began and stretched into a second ...