"Leo is taking his time," said Rev. Mark Francis, a friend of his since the 1970s. "While he is going to continue in the path ...

I’ve always heard Americans describe the food in Rome as “authentic,” though maybe that’s only relative to our three square ...

We're still at the Rorschach test stage of the papacy, in which people can project almost anything they want to see amid the ...

It is not important to be perfect, but it is necessary to be credible,” the pope said in his homily at the Mass in St.

Since the late pontiff addressed his words to a national conference of the Italian Catholic Church almost a decade ago, the ...

God may not be a White Sox fan, but Pope Leo XIV is. And the team is hoping it can take advantage of a sudden international opportunity—real or not.

The announcement of the first U.S.-born pope is important for all Americans but resonates especially strongly in Chicago and its larger community, known locally as Chicagoland. Born on the city’s ...

Addressing the 159 cyclists in a square just inside Vatican City, the pope said: “Congratulations to all of you, and may you ...

Pope Leo XIV has no illusions about power. He did not seek high office. His heart was shaped by those he served: by farmers, ...

How will Leo’s formative three decades in the United States before life in Peru and Rome shape his church of 1.4 billion souls? Yes, the cardinals must be thinking an American could solve the Holy See ...

In an event Monday honoring a Romanian Greek Catholic cardinal and martyr known for his efforts to save Jews during the ...

In a ceremony on Monday, Pope Leo XIV recalled the life and legacy of Iuliu Hossu, a Romanian Greek Catholic bishop who saved ...