One new American archbishop says having a pope from Chicago is something to think about, since “Catholicism in Chicago has ...

Oklahoma Roman Catholic leaders explore the commonalities between Pope Leo XIV and Blessed Stanley Rother, men who each ...

The surge in blessings reflects enthusiasm over the start of a new pontificate and highlights a traditional practice that ...

The first American pope arrives at the papal summer retreat to work on his encyclical, with suggestions it should avoid ...

The pontiff expressed sympathy and regret over the murders and wished for peace in the region after the tragic attack left over 40 people dead.

Leo’s Route” seeks to show the world 39 places related to Pope Leo XIV’s life in the country of Peru, where he was a bishop ...

Whatever the reason, Pope Leo, who was born and raised in Chicago, has been very reluctant during these early months of his ...

A Peruvian survivor of clergy sex abuse brought her public campaign for reforms to the American hometown of Pope Leo XIV on ...

Leo will disappear further this weekend when he begins a six-week vacation in his first break since his historic election May 8. Leo is resuming the papal tradition of escaping the Roman heat for the ...

NCR readers respond to stories about women in the church, a new bishop and the USCCB's reaction to the Trump presidency.

In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who exercises authority in the Catholic Church must “make oneself small,” so that only Christ ...

Pope Leo grew up in a small brick house in the Chicago suburb of Dolton, which is now up for auction. The village's board of trustees voted to buy it, in the hopes of creating a historic attraction.