I would like that our first great desire be for a united church, a sign of unity and communion, which becomes a leaven for a ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pontiff, began his papacy with a richly-symbolic inaugural Mass, celebrated at the Vatican before a crowd of 150,00 people.

The "Mass for the Inauguration of the Petrine Ministry," to be held in St. Peter's Square, will mark the visible and public ...

"May he help end wars in Ukraine, the Middle East, and prevent conflict between India and Pakistan," Ecumenical Patriarch ...

In a history-making moment for the Catholic Church, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago was elected pope last Thursday ...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople said he hopes Pope Leo XIV will “be a dear brother and collaborator … for ...

The audience was a culmination of Jubilee celebration that included liturgies in diverse rites of Eastern Catholic Churches ...

"War is never inevitable," the pope told them. "Weapons can and must be silenced, for they do not resolve problems but only ...

Archbishop Nelson Pérez, along with educators and pastors in the region, share their impressions and memories of the first American elected pope.

The regnal name that Cardinal Robert Prevost chose, Leo XIV, has beautiful and powerful resonance for anyone familiar with the history of the Church.

If there is one way to summarize Francis’ action while he led the universal Church ... that would leave a lasting impression on the Catholic Church. His pontificate began on the evening of ...