Although I had set out to answer the question, “Who is Pope Leo XIV?” the question I had succeeded in answering was “Who is Robert Prevost?” ...

From priest to pope—will his missionary past define him as the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics, or will Pope Leo become ...

Occasionally they remember to call him by his new name, Pope Leo XIV, but it’s unfamiliar to their tongue. One of the guests ...

Leo will continue his predecessor's historic decision allowing priests to honor queer couples, though same-sex marriage ...

In one case, Pope Leo XIV — then known as Bishop Robert Prevost — sided with victims of sexual abuse, locking horns with ...

The Congress, called “Eucharist: Source and Summit of Pilgrims of Hope,” will take place Aug. 5-9 as a part of the Malawi ...

As a bishop in Peru, Pope Leo XIV’s handling of two abuse cases was a study in contrasts, siding strongly with victims in one ...

I wrote a column about the Catholic Church’s failure in that it excludes women from key leadership positions, and particularly the institutional prohibition disallowing women to preach the gospel.

Sen. Tim Kaine, a Catholic, writes about his hopes for the pontificate of Leo XIV. As a servant leader, the new pope can orient us toward unity and affect the world far beyond the confines of the ...