The US-born pontiff highlighted flaws within the conservative "pro-life" movement, which seeks to ban abortions across the US, asserting that being truly pro-life also includes having an anti-capital ...

Church teaching forbids abortion, but it also opposes capital punishment as "inadmissible" under all circumstances. U.S. bishops and the Vatican have strongly called for humane treatment of migrants, ...

Pope Leo XIV has intervened for the first time in an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church by raising the seeming contradiction over what it really means to be “pro-life.” Leo, a Chicago ...

Someone who says I’m against abortion but is in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life,” Pope Leo said.

Sen. Dick Durbin said he was "overwhelmed" by the support he received from Pope Leo after facing criticism for his long-held support for abortion rights.

Democratic Sen Dick Durbin has declined to accept a coveted award from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago following a firestorm over the cardinal s decision to recognize him despite his ...

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman." ...

Making a rare foray into US politics, Pope Leo XIV described the blustery talk by President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a meeting of military commanders on Tuesday as “concerning,” and ...

Pope Leo XIV, weighing in on a U.S. Catholic dispute, urged respect and a broader view of “pro-life” beyond abortion, citing death penalty and immigration stances. Pope Leo XIV has intervened for the ...