Some Catholics in Chicago still hope the new pope will signal greater acceptance for the LGBTQ+ community — with time.

A spokesman for the leader of the Catholic Church said the new Pontiff was hopeful he could provide an 'opening for peace'.

Pope Leo XIV has offered to host a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine at the Vatican, while Cardinal Pietro Parolin called ...

Pope Leo says family is based on ‘union between a man and a woman’ - The new pontiff has affirmed core Catholic teachings on ...

The "Mass for the Inauguration of the Petrine Ministry," to be held in St. Peter's Square, will mark the visible and public start of his pontificate.

Pope Leo XIV's brother, John Prevost, is back in Illinois after a whirlwind trip to the Vatican to see his brother, the pope.

Members of the Order of St. Augustine, which Pope Leo XIV entered as Robert Prevost in his 20s, take the strictest vow of poverty, known as a Solemn Vow.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV vowed to take “every effort” Wednesday to work for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine and to actively promote the spirituality and traditions of the eastern rite ...

The women who have worked closely with Prevost in recent years have praised his leadership style, ability to listen and ...

Ahead of his formal installation Mass this Sunday, Pope Leo XIV reaffirmed core Catholic teaching opposing same-sex marriage in remarks to the Vatican diplomatic corps. The family is founded on the ...

As Catholicism is having a moment, "Divine Intervention" explores the beginnings of the faith-driven peace movement still making waves.

Democrat state Senator Noel Frame sponsored a bill requiring priests to report any alleged child abuse they hear about during ...