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Pope Leo XIV delivers first Sunday noon blessing, patrons at Chicago church embrace message of Chicago-born pontiff
Pope Leo XIV delivered his first Sunday noon blessing from the loggia at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, three days ...
Priest sex abuse survivors hopeful Pope Leo XIV brings change to Catholic Church
The Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests is calling for the new pope to impose a zero-tolerance policy.
Pope Leo Vows to Address U.S. Catholic Church 'Challenges'
"I hope to be able to respond to [the challenges] with a healthy dialogue," said Cardinal Robert Prevost in 2023.
Pope Leo’s Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America
Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, has Creole roots. That is raising awareness about the complexity of the Creole ...
Meet Pope Leo XIV: The Life and Times of Robert Francis Prevost
The Catholic Church has entered a new historic era with the election of American-Peruvian Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th ...
Pope Leo XIV’s Chicago roots has Bears fans feeling very hopeful about the Caleb Williams era
Already, with the New York Knicks and their Villanova-built team riding high up 2-0 over the Boston Celtics in the second ...
Vatican sleuths are busy as Pope Leo takes the reigns
The Vatican press corps is watching Leo XIV very closely for clues to the kind of pope he plans to be, writes William Crawley ...