Pope Leo XIV called free speech and the press a "precious gift" as he asked for the release of imprisoned journalists. He made the comments during an audience with some of the 6,000 journalists ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace in the world, offering a message of communion during an inaugural ...

Pope Leo XIV, the new leader of the Catholic Church, presided over his inaugural Mass at the Vatican on Sunday, where thousands of people and a number of world leaders gathered to meet and ...

Pope Leo XIV is the first pontiff from the United States. Leo said the church must confront modern challenges while maintaining its traditions, and rejected what he called "religious propaganda ...

The first official portrait of Pope Leo XIV was released on Friday. Vatican News shared the portrait on Facebook, and in just three hours, the post was shared over 4,700 times and liked 1,200 times.

The planet and the people are in desperate need of moral healing, and there are promising signs that Pope Leo XIV just may be the voice of clarity that we need. I am a lifelong Catholic ...

Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Elisabetta Povoledo Elisabetta Povoledo reported from Vatican City Pope Leo XIV used his homily to plead for peace in warring regions and to call for a more united Roman ...