Tensions increased further in April, when American cardinals joined Leo in challenging the morality of war against Iran. Trump crudely assailed the pope on social media, denigrating him as “WEAK on ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from America, is getting high marks from Catholics as his tenure hits the one-year mark amid clashes with Donald Trump.

Pope Leo has approved the establishment of an inter-dicasterial commission at the Vatican on artificial intelligence—another ...

A new book marks the first anniversary of Leo XIV’s election with a closer look at the papal son of Chicago’s melting pot.

VILLANOVA, PA – It's been nearly 1,000 years since King Henry IV stood barefoot in the Italian snow to beg forgiveness after clashes with Pope Gregory VII and over two centuries since Napoleon ...

He has a Midwestern grin — modest, self-effacing, almost as if he is trying to hide his teeth. I liked him immediately.

VATICAN CITY—“War is back in vogue.” So said Pope Leo XIV to ambassadors from around the world in a marbled hall above the main entrance to St. Peter’s Basilica in January. He didn’t name names, or ...

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Pope Leo XIV – the first American to lead the Vatican – used his first ‘state of the world’ address on Friday to rebuke world leaders who he said are using “a diplomacy based on force” with a global ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, is caught in an unprecedented political clash with a U.S. president. But his inherent ...

One year ago, the cardinal-electors at the papal conclave overwhelmingly defied the oft-repeated belief that there could ...