Pope Leo indicated on Monday that he plans to follow the reform agenda of his predecessor Francis, praising the late ...

Pope Francis died in April, on Easter Monday, after addressing Catholics from St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday. He was the Church’s first pontiff from Latin America, and The World’s Matthew Bell ...

Pope Leo held his first mass as leader of the Catholic Church in Saint Peter's Square.

Gibson argues that the government's calculation "is that there are enough American Catholics, especially white American Catholics, who support the Republican Party and Donald Trump, that it's ...

Pope Leo XIV greeted the soggy faithful in St. Peter’s Square in both English and Italian and apologized that there wasn’t ...

Tribune readers might be interested to know that even in heavily Catholic Italy, medically assisted dying has been ...

As Catholics in Gaza gather for Christmas, Father Carlos Ferrero tells Bryony Gooch how they have maintained faith in the ...

Pope Leo XIV’s first Christmas Eve mass held inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican will begin airing on Dec. 24 at 11:30 ...

The world lost influential people in 2025, and some of their deaths had significant impacts. Pope Francis died in April, leading to the election of the first American pope. The ...

Those remembered this year also include authors, influencers and other leaders who shaped religion around the world.

Pope Leo XIV appealed to Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to veto a bill legalizing assisted suicide during a Vatican meeting last ...

Seven months into his papacy, Pope Leo XIV’s Chicago roots have helped frame both his spirituality and priorities.