Claim: Pope Leo XIV once said: "To all who sent prayers, love, and hope as I begin this sacred journey — thank you. I accept ...

The American pontiff said debates over sexuality should not define the church, while making clear he would not move beyond ...

Rumors about Leo swirled online amid tensions between the Trump administration and the Vatican over the Iran war and U.S.

Nearly one year after Pope Leo XIV became the first American elected to the papacy, how do local Catholics feel about the ...

The death penalty is permitted in more than two dozen of the 50 U.S. states, although in several states it is no longer ...

We wanted to find out why the pope and vice president seemed to disagree so often. Then they had their biggest disagreement ...

Pope Leo XIV is a frequent critic of the war in Iran and has criticized leaders for using religion to justify the conflict.

This week marked a year since Pope Leo XIV took over as pontiff. Filippo Sorcinelli (pictured inset), the designer behind Leo ...

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday urged the US and Iran to return to peace negotiations amid rising tensions in the ongoing war, calling for a new “culture of peace” to replace the default recourse to ...

Pope Leo said “the unity or division of the church should not revolve around sexual matters,” and that we must not treat migrants “worse than animals, as often happens.” ...

Pope Leo reiterated the Catholic Church's teaching that the death penalty is "inadmissible," in a video message released ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday defended the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran against Pope Leo XIV’s criticism, amid ...