The Tribune asked Vatican City tourists from around the globe what they think about Chicago — and whether Pope Leo might ...

Sometimes, when you hear people who ordinarily should be referred to as elders (with the wisdom widely believed to be ...

Ukraine sees the new pontiff as an ally in the Vatican as Kyiv strives to bolster international pressure on Moscow to halt ...

ANALYSIS: The vice president has articulated a vision of Catholic statesmanship robustly influenced by Church teaching. But ...

Arizona's immigration advocates are hopeful that Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope with a history in Peru, will positively influence Arizona's immigration policies.

The Pope is not merely a spiritual shepherd to the world's 1.4 billion Catholics; he is also a political figure whose influence radiates beyond the Vatican's walls. Throughout history, the papacy has ...

The two most powerful Americans, Donald Trump and Pope Leo, have very different worldviews. How will each wield his influence ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A quiet alliance between North and South American cardinals helped elect the first US-born pope.

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, has vowed to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace ...

With deep ties to both the United States and Peru, Pope Leo steps into spiritual leadership of 1.4 billion Catholics, ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Three conclaves set the stage for the moment when Pope Leo XIV stepped out onto the ... Conservative cardinals found comfort in his background as a mathematician, theologian ...