Pope Leo showed a special interest in the well-being of immigrants during his work before the papacy and has been described ...

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

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

Pope Leo XIV won’t reverse the Vatican’s former policy on same-sex blessings, despite ongoing criticism from conservative ...

Pope Francis was viewed as relatively progressive. His successor, the first American pope, is now in a unique position to ...

Mass was organized by the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago’s LGBTQ+ outreach ministry, AGLO Chicago, with special prayers ...

Cardinal Robert McElroy, the Archbishop of Washington, has strongly criticized the Trump administration’s immigration ...

When Henry Louis Gates Jr. set out to trace the family tree of America's first pope, he had no idea he was about to uncover ...

Rev. Michael Pham, the first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV, is leading a call to action urging Catholic clergy and ...

In 2024 there were 61 'state-based conflicts' in the world, the most since 1946, according to the Peace Research Institute in ...

The president responded to questions about a potential meeting with Pope Leo XIV today, and said that the Pope's brother, who lives in Florida, is "MAGA all the way" ...

Pope Leo XIV is starting a six-week vacation this weekend at the papal summer retreat south of Rome. It's his first break since his historic election in May. People who ...