In his homily, Pope Leo said he wanted to be a servant to the faithful through the two dimensions of the papacy, love and unity, so that the church could be a force for peace in the world.

VATICAN CITY — The Archdiocese of Chicago will celebrate the historic election of Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV on June 14 at Rate Field, home of the White Sox. The program will include music ...

A bird flies by as Pope Leo XIV tours St. Peter’s Square on his popemobile on May 18, 2025. (Credit: Jaquelyn Martin/Pool via AP.) Listen So far, Pope Leo XIV has leaned fairly heavily into the ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace in the world, offering a message of communion during an inaugural ...

Pope Leo XIV spoke of unity and those suffering due to war during his inaugural mass in St. Peter's Square. The 69-year-old Augustinian missionary, who is the first American pope, spoke before ...

Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Elisabetta Povoledo Elisabetta Povoledo reported from Vatican City Pope Leo XIV used his homily to plead for peace in warring regions and to call for a more united Roman ...

With Pope Leo XIV being the first American pontiff, it could draw more people in the U.S. back to church, according to Br. Frank Connor, a member of the Order of Saint Augustine, a mendicant ...

Presiding over a Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, Leo was inaugurated as the first American pope, in a ceremony filled with ancient and symbolic rituals. By Jason Horowitz Reporting from ...

The cardinals’ selection of Pope Leo tests the strained relationship between the bishop of Rome and conservative Catholics. By Elizabeth Dias Reporting from Vatican City The announcement that ...

DOLTON, IL – They said this village didn't have a prayer. Then Leo came along. Plagued by the tempests of drugs, murder, corruption and other vices of biblical proportion for much of the past ...

Pope Leo XIV has affirmed traditional Catholic doctrine regarding marriage, saying that it is founded on the "stable union between a man and a woman." The pope, who was elected to lead the ...

VATICAN CITY — Global dignitaries and faith leaders from around the world will gather in Vatican City on Sunday as Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV presides over his inauguration Mass, which will ...