Pope Leo XIV confirmed those conjectures when he first spoke to the College of Cardinals in Rome on May 10 — two days after his election — revealing that he chose his new name “mainly because Pope Leo ...

A gentle cascade of white rose petals falls from the ceiling of the Basilica of St. Mary Major on Aug. 5, 2025, the feast of the dedication of the basilica, evoking “the miracle of the snow” said to ...

Pope Leo XIV announced on Sunday that the next World Youth Day will be held in Seoul, Korea, from Aug. 3 to 8, 2027. The ...

St. Agatha Catholic School in Oregon faces backlash after rejecting the children of a same-sex couple, citing church ...

While the US State Department has Ihar Losik on its radar, it is not yet known whether Pope Leo XIV is aware of the case.

Can a weekend alter your definition of courage, of friendship, of faith? That’s what Rome asked itself when Pope Leo XIV addressed a sea of young Catholics so massive it turned the city fringes into a ...

War is never inevitable,” Pope Leo XIV proclaimed, his voice ringing out to a sea of more than a million teens and ...

Pope Leo has got the internet talking after accepting a gift from an American family who had made a long journey to see him. Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost rose to the highest seat in ...

Since his inauguration, Pope Leo XIV - who was elected back in May following the death of Pope Francis - has remained silent ...

The American identity of Pope Leo XIV has potential for the renewal of American Christianity in particular by calling us beyond polarized politics toward the reconciling peace of the reign of God.

It took a long time for the great Pope John XXIII to become a saint. During his life and after his death, his enemies within the Vatican opposed him, as they opposed Pope Francis. Holiness, however, ...

On 17 July 2025, three people were killed by an Israeli air strike on the Holy Family Church in Gaza City. Many others were ...