Robert Prevost, who was promoted by Francis and has a knack for management and a zeal for missionary work, was a stronger ...

ROME - The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe of Catholics, riven by political divisions that have thwarted the will of ...

The new pontiff has already given some hints about his priorities as head of the Catholic Church — among them are peace, climate change and technology. But abuse scandals will remain a hot-button ...

The newly appointed Pope Leo XIV condemned Russia's war against Ukraine in an interview on May 9, characterizing it as a "a ...

Former U.S. Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) responded to the Vatican announcement naming American Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new Pope.The vocal Trump critic wrote on X: "In an era that looke ...