Pope Leo XIV is starting a six-week vacation this weekend at the papal summer retreat south of Rome. It's his first break since his historic election in May.

When Henry Louis Gates Jr. set out to trace the family tree of America's first pope, he had no idea he was about to uncover ...

Best-selling author, Harvard professor and renowned social scientist Arthur Brooks says the missionary character and approach ...

When Cardinal Robert Prevost was named Pope, he took the name of Pope Leo XIV. Leo XIII authored Rerum Novarum, which is the ...

Q: Cardinal Zuppi, Pope Leo expressed appreciation for the 'schools of peace' initiative, an experience that already belongs ...

Shirking the asceticism of his predecessor, Pope Leo XIV is embracing the papal perks. In so doing, the pontiff ...

After the whirlwind of his election, Pope Leo XIV has decamped to Castel Gandolfo to escape the heat of Rome and enjoy a ...

Though 1 in 5 Americans identify as Catholic, a Pew report shows nearly half have a personal connection to the faith.

What US adults think about Pope Leo XIV, according to a new AP-NORC poll Republicans, notably, are no more likely than Democrats to have an unfavorable opinion of the pope. About 1 in 10 in each ...

Pope Leo XIV is still keeping his cards close to his cassock, but people who have observed him over the years are helping ...

A Vatican official has confirmed Pope Leo XIV’s stance on gay marriage. According to the National Catholic Reporter, cardinal ...

The message was read aloud by Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, the Vatican representative to U.N. agencies in Geneva, at the AI ...