Tens of thousands came to St. Peter’s Square to mark the official start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the ...

The crowd cheered "Viva il Papa" and waved plenty of Peruvian, American and Holy See flags — representing Leo's nationalities ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pontiff, began his papacy with a richly-symbolic inaugural Mass, celebrated at the Vatican before a crowd of 150,00 people.

Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass at St. Peter’s Square is an ancient ritual filled with symbolism that connects back to Peter, ...

Beyond a simple affirmation of the pope’s authority, the letter by Arturo Sosa, S.J., called attention to its particular ...

Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.

Leo XIV urged the Catholic Church to work urgently to restore the faith of millions in his first homily as pope Friday, a day ...

He acknowledged the great responsibility Cardinals had placed on him before delivering a brief but dense homily on the need ...

Taking the name Leo XIV, the American was elected to be the 267th pontiff and spiritual leader of the world's 1.4 billion ...

"We are often worried about teaching doctrine, but we risk forgetting that our first duty is to communicate the beauty and joy of knowing Jesus ... as head of his religious order, and his ...

As the Head of State of the Vatican ... Francis chose this lifestyle because of the religious order he belonged to. He was a member of the Jesuit order, which vowed to serve Christ better. The man who ...