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Whoops, waves, tears: Faithful react to Pope Leo’s first Sunday blessing in St. Peter’s Square
Tens of thousands of faithful Catholics gathered in St. Peter’s Square to watch Pope Leo XIV deliver the first Sunday ...
In Peru's north, locals remember Pope Leo driving pick-up, playing tennis
The small city of Chiclayo in northern Peru was bustling with excitement on Friday, with businesses and locals sharing photos ...
Chicagoans pack pews to celebrate South Side son Pope Leo XIV: 'It's fantastic'
Across Chicago, Sunday churchgoers returned to pews still stunned and elated about the election of a native of the city’s ...
Portland Catholics gather to welcome, share their hopes for Pope Leo XIV
Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral celebrated the election of Pope Leo XIV, a Chicagoan chosen last week to succeed Pope Francis.
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Pope Leo's stance on key issues, from climate change to LGBTQ+ rights to US politics
Pope Leo XIV is seen as a centrist who shares his predecessor's progressive views on certain social issues. Here's what we ...
How Pope Leo XIV may lead church and navigate an increasingly vocal Catholic right in US
The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S.
Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza, and offers a Happy Mother’s Day
Recalling the end of World War II 80 years ago, Leo quoted Pope Francis in denouncing the number of conflicts ravaging the ...
Advocates press for accounting of sex-abuse cases in Pope Leo’s past jurisdictions
Advocates for victims of sex abuse say there needs to be an accounting of how then-Cardinal Robert Prevost handled such cases ...