The Tribune asked Vatican City tourists from around the globe what they think about Chicago — and whether Pope Leo might ...

ANALYSIS: The vice president has articulated a vision of Catholic statesmanship robustly influenced by Church teaching. But ...

Ukraine sees the new pontiff as an ally in the Vatican as Kyiv strives to bolster international pressure on Moscow to halt ...

Sometimes, when you hear people who ordinarily should be referred to as elders (with the wisdom widely believed to be ...

The two most powerful Americans, Donald Trump and Pope Leo, have very different worldviews. How will each wield his influence ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A quiet alliance between North and South American cardinals helped elect the first US-born pope.

Arizona's immigration advocates are hopeful that Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope with a history in Peru, will positively influence Arizona's immigration policies.

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, has vowed to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace ...

With deep ties to both the United States and Peru, Pope Leo steps into spiritual leadership of 1.4 billion Catholics, ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Three conclaves set the stage for the moment when Pope Leo XIV stepped out onto the ... Conservative cardinals found comfort in his background as a mathematician, theologian ...

In a pivotal moment in the history of the Catholic Church, the College of Cardinals elected American Cardinal Robert Francis ...