The new pontiff spoke to NBC News anchor Lester Holt, who was part of a news conference for some 6,000 journalists from ...

A liberal lawmaker accused of shoving federal agents at a migrant detention center previously blamed her political opponents ...

Will Leo follow in the steps of his predecessor Pope Francis and be a progressive? Or will he be a conservative, as many ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV has roused the attention of many around the world, including those who don’t identify as ...

The motto of one newly elected American world leader: " Fight! " The other introduced himself to the world with his first ...

Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.

The quick election of a pope born and raised in the United States was a shock to almost everyone outside the Sistine Chapel ...

The regnal name that Cardinal Robert Prevost chose, Leo XIV, has beautiful and powerful resonance for anyone familiar with the history of the Church.

Trump has abandoned, and seeks to undermine, many pillars of America’s moral leadership, so Leo’s new papacy comes at a critical time as the church and the world look for a leader who will inspire and ...

A family of seagulls — two adults feeding a chick — had gathered by the papal chimney a couple of minutes before white smoke ...

(RNS) — People keep asking me, “Is the new pope liberal or conservative?” The question itself betrays our culture’s tendency ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the conclave of cardinals that gathered at the Vatican wasted little time choosing a new ...