For the first time in the history of these two preeminent institutions, their chosen leaders share the same nationality.

There’s a good chance that you may have heard that the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics have a new shepherd. You may have heard this news because, to skilled religion writers (and wise editors who hire ...

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne speaks about what surprised him about the conclave, praising Pope Leo XIV’s “warmth ...

The German Catholic Church is hoping that having a new pope who can speak German will prove a more willing ear to the country ...

He even opened a dialogue with the emperors of Lutheran Germany and of Orthodox Russia in an effort to defend the Catholics ...

Pope Leo XIV in 2012 made comments critical of what he called the “homosexual lifestyle” and the role of mass media in ...

The German Synodal Committee meets this weekend without four bishops, who will not participate due to the Vatican’s warning ...

The Vatican announced the election of Pope Leo XIV shortly after white smoke blew from the roof of the Sistine Chapel on ...

Leo, the first U.S. pontiff, will face a number of major challenges following in his papacy. Here is a quick rundown.

VATICAN CITY, — Robert Prevost, the new pope selected after Pope Francis' death, has chosen the name Leo, used by 13 popes ...

Pope Leo XIV, the 267th leader of the global Catholic Church and the first U.S. pontiff, will face a number of major ...