The French president Emmanuel Macron met Pope Leo XIV for the first time on Thursday. "We discussed the efforts needed to silence weapons wherever conflicts are raging around the world, in particular ...

Born in the U.S., forged in Peru, chosen in Rome, Leo XIV will helm a church facing debt, division and decline ...

Political figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Monday called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the “precious gift ...

Amid global conflicts, the new pope will need to forge new bonds. Experts say he has the background and the skills that will demonstrate that he's up to the task.

Some conservatives and traditionalist Catholics are cautiously optimistic over the historic election of Pope Leo XIV ...