Pope Leo XIV was elected as the Catholic Church's 267th leader on Thursday. The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that ...
The pontiff used an annual address to ambassadors to the Vatican to condemn countries that prioritized violence over ...
A focus on Christ, an emphasis on unity and a whole lot of baseball references. These have been some of the hallmarks of Pope Leo XIV’s first 100 days as pontiff. The first American Pope’s words, ...
Pope Leo XIV decried economic inequality between rank-and-file workers and corporate titans, referring to the possibility that Elon Musk could become the world's first trillionaire, according to ...
Pope Leo XIV sits with guests assisted by the Albano diocesan Caritas agency during a luncheon at the Borgo Laudato Si’ in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Aug. 17, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Lola Gomez (OSV News ...
Pope Leo XIV made history last week as the first American elected to lead the Catholic Church. While he now presides over a flock of 1.4 billion people worldwide from within Vatican City, there’s one ...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — When Pope Leo XIV stepped out on the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica to greet the crowd for the first time after his May 8 election, liturgical fashion aficionados around ...