Leo met in St. Peter's Basilica with about 400 bishops and cardinals from 38 countries attending this week's special Holy ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV urged the warring sides in the Israel-Iran war to “reject the logic of bullying and revenge” ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo appealed to Iran and Israel on Wednesday not to pursue vengeance after 12 days of war, which ...

Pope Leo XIV is kicking off a weeklong celebration of Catholic clergy for the Holy Year. He has encouraged seminarians to be ...

Pope Leo XIV has said there should be no tolerance in the Catholic Church for any type of abuse. Leo made his first public ...

Readers can look to the past to discover more about the man who became the first truly American Pope.

When the world goes off kilter, words from the Vatican can seem toothless. But don’t underestimate the power of the Church’s ...

Pope Francis. “It (the embalming process) involves the injection of preservative liquids through the circulatory system, followed by aesthetic care of the face and hands,” Andrea Fantozzi ...

Milwaukee-area Catholics expressed joy and hope at the news of the new pope. The new pope's election sparked celebrations and reflections on global unity and peace.

In order to become a pope, a candidate need only be Catholic and male. However, for centuries, popes have only been chosen from among the Catholic cardinals, the church's most senior officials.

Behind the name Pope Leo and its ties to social justice 01:59. Cardinal Robert Prevost has been announced as the new pontiff and has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV.. There are no written rules or ...

After Pope Francis’s death at the age of 88, the process of electing the next pontiff will begin. Cardinal electors, the vast majority of whom Francis appointed, will choose a candidate under ...