ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV thanked Italy on Tuesday for its efforts to combat human trafficking but urged the country to remain ...

In taking the name Leo XIV, the first American pope signaled a desire to imitate his much-beloved 19th-century predecessor ...

Catholics, Leo suggests, should neither attempt to dominate the political sphere nor separate themselves from it.

In Pope Leo's exhortation "Dilexi Te,' we hear the voice of a patient teacher reminding us of an inescapable truth at the ...

The Holy See's diplomat to the United Nations has called for three key priorities in addressing the global crises of poverty, ...

Making the first state visit of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV met Italian President Sergio Mattarella and spoke of common concerns ...

Republican Italy has so far witnessed ten papal visits to the Quirinale. John XXIII, the Pope of the Council made a saint by ...

Pope Leo XIV met Italian President Sergio Mattarella and spoke of common concerns, including war, migration, ecology and ...

Pope Leo XIV has pledged to rebuild trust with the Jewish community, but a top cardinal’s reference to Israel’s offensive as a ‘massacre’ has reopened wounds.

Pope Leo XIV met with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinal Palace in Rome on Tuesday, highlighting the strong ...

A major rift has opened between the Vatican and the American right. Pope Leo XIV, the first US-born pontiff, has infuriated ...

Pope Leo XIV talks to visitors during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 8. (CNS/Lola ...