Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church elevated him to the extremely rare, and legally ...

Pope Leo XIV declared himself a Roman, the last step in the process of establishing himself as the supreme pontiff of the ...

The first American pope formally took possession of the St. John Lateran Basilica, which is Rome’s cathedral and seat of the ...

As Pope Leo XIV's past record of handling clergy sexual abuse cases comes under scrutiny, victims of the now-disgraced group ...

One of the many titles that Leo assumed when he was elected May 8 was bishop of Rome. Given his responsibilities running the ...