Will Pope Leo XIV follow the progressive example of his predecessor or chart a more moderate course? His work in Chicago and ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pope, offered his first Christmas sermon as pontiff on Thursday, praying for peace from wars and freedom from economic distress. A crowd of 26,000 gathered to hear ...

This Christmas holiday is a particularly special one for Chicago catholics. Chicago's own Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Christmas Eve Mass at the Vatican. Parishioners at Holy Name Cathedral said ...

Boston resident Stephen Ryan sparked a surprise chat with Pope Leo XIV during a recent visit to the Vatican, where they discussed baseball and shared a memorable moment."We wanted to hopefully see the ...

Pope Leo XIV enjoyed a special Christmas concert this week dedicated to him by students of the Paul VI Pontifical School in Castel Gandolfo. During his surprise visit to the school, which has about ...

On Nov. 28, Pope Leo XIV visited Turkey and Lebanon. His purpose, he told reporters before leaving Rome, was simply to draw close to the Christians in those two countries, to pray for Christian unity, ...

For George, a Maronite Christian, the pope’s visit was an opportunity to spread “a message of love and coexistence between Christians and Muslims” in Lebanon, so that they may “cooperate together and ...

A waterfront Mass in the Lebanese capital capped the pope’s three-day visit to the Middle Eastern nation with the largest proportion of Christians. A waterfront Mass in the Lebanese capital capped the ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Lebanon's tradition of interfaith coexistence Monday as a beacon of hope for a conflict-torn region, as he asked for "the divine gift of peace" alongside the country’s ...

Pope Leo XIV wrapped up his visit to Turkey on Sunday before heading to Lebanon, where he aimed to bring a message of hope to its long-suffering people and bolster a crucial Christian community in the ...

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Beirut on Sunday after a visit to Turkey that began last week. He challenged Lebanon’s political leaders to be true peacemakers and put their differences aside as he sought to ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — Pope Leo XIV held prayers at the Armenian Apostolic Cathedral in Istanbul on Sunday in a gesture of support for Christian unity and Christian minorities in Turkey. Beyond its ...