Pope Leo XIV asked journalists to be peacemakers by shunning prejudice and anger in their reporting, and he called for the release of journalists imprisoned for their work.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Pope Leo XIV for his support of a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, and he invited the newly-elected pontiff to visit the war-tor ...

Less than 48 hours after being elected, Pope Leo XIV got in the front seat of a minivan and traveled 40 miles southeast from ...

Shortly after the election of Pope Leo XIV, several news outlets reported on his speech at the 2012 Synod of Bishops on the ...

In Pope Leo XIV's first greeting after being introduced as pope May 8, he described himself as a "son of St. Augustine." The ...

A New Orleans genealogist has found that the first U.S.-born pope has Black and Creole roots -- and the discovery illuminates the nation's rich multiracial history, the experience of Bla ...

On a warm May afternoon, inside a packed cathedral filled with joyful hymns of praise, Archbishop Michael G. McGovern became the sixth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Omaha.

With a huge and festive crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square, Pope Leo XIV led his first Sunday recitation of the ...

Archbishop Richard G. Henning said he was "surprised" but not "shocked" to see the election of the first American-born pope.

Black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at 11:51 am Rome time on Thursday, signaling that the cardinals ...

For someone for whom the idea of a celebrity culture putting people on an undeserved pedestal was distasteful, it's a bit ...

Standing on loggia of St. Peter's basilica, newly elected Pope Leo XIV smiled, waved and appeared to hold back emotion May 8 ...