Michael J. O’Loughlin is executive director of Outreach, an LGBTQ Catholic publication, and author of “Hidden Mercy: AIDS, ...

Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.

Pope Leo XIV relaunched the official papal X account and quickly embarked on an impassioned tweet spree that saw him rail ...

The regnal name that Cardinal Robert Prevost chose, Leo XIV, has beautiful and powerful resonance for anyone familiar with ...

Pope Leo XIV has broken the seal on the papal apartments, marking one of his first major symbolic moments as pontiff ...

Pope Leo XIV, with his American background, is likely to prioritize the Vatican’s alignment with the West in general, rather ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the conclave of cardinals that gathered at the Vatican wasted little time choosing a new ...

The U.S.-born pope spent about a dozen years as a missionary in Peru and returned there later to serve as a bishop.

COMMENTARY: It’s worth noting that the Pauline Chapel, one of three in the Apostolic Palace, is pictured in the Holy Father’s ...

Bishop Dennis Walsh remembers Pope Leo XIV, a cardinal at the time of their meeting, as a "gentle" and "quiet" man.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, born in Chicago, has been elected Pope Leo XIV, making history as the first American to lead ...

EDITORIAL: Why is Pope Leo stressing this issue so prominently at the very beginning of his pontificate — and what can we ...