Popes — they're just like us? Not exactly, but you wouldn't know that by the American fanfare surrounding the newly minted ...

The US State Department says on its website that it may “actively review” the citizenship status of Americans who “serve as a ...

To convey how all-encompassing the Roman Catholic Church was during the Middle Ages, the historian R.W. Southern once offered ...

The way the news of the new pope’s heritage was made public speaks to the complexity of discussions of race in the U.S.

An unexpected gesture surprised Pope Leo during a meeting with the faithful. The protagonist of the scene was a devotee who, ...

The Vatican's announcement that 69-year-old Chicago native Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, would be replacing the ...

Pope Leo XIV holds his first general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, issuing an appeal for Gaza, which he calls ...

After meeting Pope Leo XIV Friday, several European bishops said one primary joint concern was the exclusion of the European ...

Trump argued in January that his mission to "realign the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program" is because "the United States lacks the ability to absorb large numbers of migrants, and in particular, ...

Vice President JD Vance spoke with Ross Douthat on his "Interesting Times" podcast after meeting with the new pope.

Pope Leo XIV officially assumed the papacy in 2025, succeeding the late Pope Francis after an inauguration Mass held on May 8 ...