While in theory, a pope couldn’t be removed during the Middle Ages, late medieval Europe still found ways to challenge, ...

From the South Side of Chicago to the Vatican balcony, Pope Leo XIV has spent his first year unifying the Catholic Church ...

The Pontiff is on a pastoral visit to Campania, where he relaunched the call for peace that had marked the first words of his ...

Pope Leo XIV prayed Friday for political leaders to end the “fratricidal hatred” in the world, as he spent the anniversary of ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, is caught in an unprecedented political clash with a U.S. president. But his inherent ...

His appointments of bishops have focused on pastoral care and reflect the changing composition of Catholic pews and priests.

Shortly after white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney, the May 8 announcement from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican rocked the world: Cardinal Robert ...

For Mauro Rui Callado Cortêz, a Catholic lay teacher in Angola, the “unique opportunity” to see Pope Leo XIV in person was unmissable, even though serious illness should have confined him to bed. “My ...

Though Pope Leo XIV’s presence gives special meaning to some places around Chicago, many were already significant. Here’s why.

Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate Mass at Yaounde Ville Airport, Cameroon, Saturday, April 18, 2026 on the sixth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.) Listen On ...

Pope to inaugurate Barcelona's Sagrada Familia tower and meet with migrants in June trip to Spain - Pope Leo XIV will inaugurate the central tower of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica during his vi ...

EXCLUSIVE: Aysha Rafaele, the quadruple-BAFTA winning creative behind a string of hit British factual drama, has bemoaned a ...