The first American pope arrives at the papal summer retreat to work on his encyclical, with suggestions it should avoid politics and focus on religious liberty and vocations.

Pope Leo XIV prayed the Angelus on Sunday, July 13, from Castel Gandolfo, where he is taking a two-week summer break.

Pope Leo XIV left the group with a prayer and a blessing and a message of unity. And in that papal gallery within the ...

VATICAN CITY -- In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who exercises authority in the Catholic Church must “make oneself small,” so that only ...

Zelenskyy is in Rome to attend the fourth Ukraine Recovery Conference, which is taking place Thursday and Friday. Speaking to ...

Reflecting on the Parable of the Good Samaritan, the Pope called for a ‘revolution of love.’ This Sunday was the first time in 12 years that a pope has led the Marian prayer from the lakeside town.

The first authoritative account of the conclave that elected history’s first pontiff from the United States — written by an American journalist who knew him before he became pope. Despite ...

COMMENTARY: The Holy Father’s use of the optional Mass during Ordinary Time should spur priests worldwide to do the same.

For one newly married Catholic couple, a recent meeting with the first Illinois-born pope presented a spontaneous opportunity ...

The Holy Father also reminded the faithful to daily cultivate the seed of the Gospel in their hearts.

This Fourth of July, the Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, has given Catholics in the United States something we never dared to dream: a Supreme Pontiff from America. For the ...

Pope Leo XIV has offered condolences to the victims of the flash floods in Texas, which have claimed the lives of at least 51 people, including young ...