Pope Leo XIV confirmed those conjectures when he first spoke to the College of Cardinals in Rome on May 10 — two days after his election — revealing that he chose his new name “mainly because Pope Leo ...

"No algorithm will ever replace a hug, a look, a real encounter -- not with God, not with our friends, not with our family," ...

Gena Heraty was among several taken by gunmen in the early hours of Aug. 3 from the Saint-Hélène orphanage in Kenscoff, near Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Bishop Mark Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, called on every person to "pray for the courage to do the right ...

The Trump administration plans to revoke its predecessor's policy rule that included abortion as a covered health benefit for ...

Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami and Knights on Bikes pray the rosary July 20, 2025, for detainees at the entrance to ...

In a message of solidarity and peace, Pope Leo XIV said the Catholic Church stands with young people suffering in war-torn ...

"Aspire to great things, to holiness, wherever you are. Do not settle for less," Pope Leo XIV said concluding the Jubilee of ...

As emergency workers searched for survivors and tried to recuperate the bodies of the dead, Pope Leo XIV offered his prayers ...

"As a mother, I saw that Jesus Christ came close to me and said, 'You are not alone.' That's what the pope's presence in the hospital meant to me." ...

A Q and A session between Pope Leo XIV and young people took place at the Jubilee for Youth prayer vigil Aug. 2.

Addressing an estimated 1 million young people Aug. 2, Pope Leo XIV urged them to forge genuine relationships rooted in ...