When Pope Leo XIV steps out for his official installation on Sunday, the vestments he wears will speak, at least in some way, for him and his papacy.

Pope Leo XIV spent two decades ministering in Peru. He became part of Peruvian society and, eventually, a leader within it.

Some Catholics in Chicago still hope the new pope will signal greater acceptance for the LGBTQ+ community — with time.

"We are simply overjoyed," said Sister Barbara Reid, president of Catholic Theological Union in Hyde Park, where Pope Leo ...

Italians — and Romans in particular — have had mixed responses to the so-called “American pope.” Most are cautiously ...

A piece of Papal history is up for sale in Chicago’s south suburbs, where Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home has just hit the ...

Pope Leo XIV used his first diplomatic audience to call on world governments to respect the dignity of migrants—a stark ...

Pope Leo's childhood home in the Chicago suburb of Dolton was taken off the market after his election last week, but it appears it is once again for sale -- only, in a different way.

Pope Leo will be formally inaugurated as the next Pope on May 18, and the 69-year-old American, born in Chicago, Illinois, ...

Pope Leo XIV began his clerical career in his hometown, and then was sent to Peru, where he served for nearly 40 years.

"May he help end wars in Ukraine, the Middle East, and prevent conflict between India and Pakistan," Ecumenical Patriarch ...

Pope Leo XIV gave an initial blessing to the idea of the Vatican Tennis Invitational, wryly adding, “Just don’t bring [Jannik ...