Pope Leo XIV has intervened for the first time in an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church. Leo was asked late Tuesday about plans by Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich ...

Pope Leo XIV has called for pressure to be placed on governments to protect the environment as he stressed that damaging the ...

The US-born pontiff highlighted flaws within the conservative "pro-life" movement, which seeks to ban abortions across the US ...

Pope Leo initially impressed conservative Catholics after his election in May as he embraced traditions shunned by his ...

Church teaching forbids abortion, but it also opposes capital punishment as "inadmissible" under all circumstances. U.S.

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 ...

Democratic Sen Dick Durbin has declined to accept a coveted award from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago following a ...

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy ...

For the first time since being elected in May, Pope Leo XIV waded into U.S. politics, criticizing those who say they’re against abortion but support the death penalty, saying that’s “not really ...