Pope Leo XIV is signalling his commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse. He has appointed a French ...

VATICAN CITY -- In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who ...

Pope Leo XIV will head to the lakeside town of Castel Gandolfo for his summer vacation. After 12 years of papal absence, ...

A united Church, a sign of unity and communion, which becomes leaven for a reconciled world.” This is “the first great desire ...

Pope Leo XIV has appointed France's Bishop Thibault Verny to lead the Vatican's child protection advisory commission. Verny replaces Cardinal Sean O'Malley, who was founding president. The commission ...

Pope Leo XIV holds Mass during the formal inauguration of his pontificate in St. Peter's Square attended by heads of state, royalty and ordinary faithful, Sunday, May 18, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV, in his inaugural Mass, cast a vision of a united church that offers God's unconditional love to everyone. He said that "we still see too much discord, too many wounds caused by ...