While heartened by the new pope's commitment to social justice, advocates say it's unclear whether Leo will continue Francis' ...

If the new pope is able to update church teachings on some hot-button issues, it will be because Pope Francis set the stage ...

The vestibule was filled with little white dresses, veils and suits before the First Communion Mass on May 3 at St. Michael ...

Ahead of the papal conclave, Pope Leo XIV watched the Oscar-winning film Conclave to take notes on "how to behave" during the ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel, addressing the more than 1.4 billion members of the Catholic Church he now leads.

The film was praised for its accuracy, with reports of cardinals watching it in the leadup to the official conclave. Now with ...

Indigenous groups in Canada say they want to see Pope Leo XIV continue the reconciliation work started by his predecessor, the late Pope Francis.

Harry Styles put the 'pop' in Pope when he was spotted among the many thousands who gathered in Rome on Thursday to watch the ...

I’m hoping and praying for a pope who is lionhearted about labor justice — a justice that is fundamental to human society, overlaps with environmental and planetary health, and dictates how we treat ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost made history this week as the first American to lead the Catholic Church, as he was elected by the conclave to succeed the late Pope Francis, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. Leo, ...

Two fathers have complained that including a trans student in girls' sports day events at the private Catholic school was ...

As a matter of public policy, qualified immunity provides ample protection to all but the plainly incompetent or those who ...