Pope Leo XIV's background tells the story of complicated racial identities in the U.S., multiculturalism and Black Catholics ...

As Pope Leo settles into the job, he signals what's ahead for the new papacy, taking action on the vision he sketched out in a 500-word speech.

"May the Lord guide and sustain you as you embark on this weighty new ministry," wrote President Nelson, President Oaks, ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, on Thursday made his first American bishop appointment as he ...

Michael Pham, 58, is currently an auxiliary bishop in the diocese; he was ordained a priest in the San Diego diocese in 1999.

Pope Francis, who took his name from the patron saint of ecology -- St. Francis of Assisi -- died the day before Earth Day ...

When people see how God loves and trusts them, the pope said, it should encourage them to be “better soil.” Pope Leo urged ...

Pope Leo XIV has named Cardinal Baldassare Reina grand chancellor of the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for ...

Pope Leo made a bold entrance at his inaugural Mass this month, arriving in his popemobile. On Sunday, May 18, thousands ...

We were once leaders in petroleum and gas research; now we’re becoming leaders in green hydrogen and carbon capture. This isn ...

Pope Leo XIV holds his first general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, issuing an appeal for Gaza, which he calls ...

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse amplified calls Tuesday for a global zero-tolerance policy from the new ...