As the cardinals gather at the Vatican to elect a new pope, here's the lowdown on the perks, pomp and powers of the pontiff ...

A new AP-NORC poll finds that just over a month after Pope Leo XIV became the first U.S.-born pontiff, American Catholics are ...

Recognize that God is present,” he said in a recorded video to a crowd gathered at the home stadium of the White Sox.

In his first words directed specifically to Americans, Pope Leo XIV told young people on Saturday how to find hope and ...

"The commitment to building a safer world free from the nuclear threat must be pursued through respectful encounters and sincere dialogue," Leo said.

Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager, was meant to be made a saint in April, but the ceremony was postponed because of Pope ...

From the moment Pope Leo XIV emerged from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, church observers have sought comparisons ...

The 69-year-old former Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first U.S. pope in history, has led around two dozen public events since ...

Thousands went to the first American pope’s old haunt on the South Side to hear a message from the man they once knew as Robert Francis Prevost.

Pope Leo spoke for about seven minutes during the event, organized by the Chicago archdiocese and broadcast at Rate Field in ...

Pope Leo XIV told young people how to find hope and meaning in their lives in a video broadcast at the White Sox's stadium.