Pope Leo XIV, the first US-born pontiff, marks his first year in office. Catholics share their views on his papacy.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Thursday with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican to advance U.S. partnerships with the Catholic ...

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed “efforts to achieve a durable peace in the Middle East” in talks at the Vatican aimed at easing tensions following U.S. President Donald ...

Pope Leo XIV answers questions from journalists during a news conference aboard the plane flying back to Rome after leaving from Equatorial Guinea, April 23, 2026. Credit: CNS photo/Lola Gomez Editors ...

White smoke billowed from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel May 8, 2025, signaling that a new pope had been ...

There is no American pope who has ever faced a situation quite like this. Robert Francis Prevost, born in Chicago in 1955, became Pope Leo XIV on May 8, 2025, making history as the first US-born ...

As the Holy Father entered, all of the hundreds of male and female inmates started joyfully dancing and singing in Spanish “ ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. When Pope Leo XIV stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s in May 2025, ...

Pope Leo XIV (C) leads a Holy Mass at the Malabo Stadium in Malabo on the last day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa, on April 23, 2026. [AFP] Pope Leo XIV will hold an open air mass in ...

Pope Leo was met with applause from a crowd of young people at the Vatican after hitting the viral move.