For members of the Religion News Association, this was the kind of dramatic appeal that made the Chicago native the top ...

The rise of Pope Leo XIV was the top 2025 international religion story, with the death of Pope Francis finishing second. On Pentecost Sunday, Pope Leo XIV left few doubts about the issue he wanted ...

Pope Leo XIV is continuing to issue indirect critiques about President Trump's policies as the U.S. ramps up its intervention ...

Pope Leo XIV, the Catholic Church's first ever American leader, appears to signal a more inclusive leadership style than his ...

Pope Leo XIV is opening a new phase of his pontificate. A day after closing out the 2025 Holy Year, he is gathering the world ...

VATICAN CITY -- VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is planning to travel to Spain this year, with stops in Madrid, Barcelona ...

Spain had long lobbied for Francis to visit, but over 12 years he always declined. Francis preferred to travel to smaller ...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday opened a new phase of his pontificate by gathering the world’s cardinals to Rome ...

Spain had long lobbied for Francis to visit. But over 12 years he always declined, preferring to travel to farther flung ...

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday closed out the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year by denouncing today’s consumerist and anti-foreigner ...

Since his election in May as the first American pope, Leo XIV has become a political and temperamental counterweight to an ...

Pope Leo XIV will soon travel to Spain and to the Canary Islands, a major migrant entry point into Europe, a Spanish cardinal ...