The Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests is calling for the new pope to impose a zero-tolerance policy.

Paula Hambrick never imagined that in her lifetime the Catholic Church would be led by a pope from the United States, never ...

A St. Augustine Prep theology professor said he knew that Pope Leo XIV was the right choice to lead the Catholic Church.

If the new pope is able to update church teachings on some hot-button issues, it will be because Pope Francis set the stage ...

That the new pontiff’s ancestry can be partially traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture in New Orleans has ...

The new pope opposed letting women serve as deacons but endorsed some of his predecessor’s moves to expand their involvement.

Because of the pope’s role to maintain the fullness of tradition and the unity of the Church, a pope cannot be conservative ...

Calif., said Friday that she hopes the newly elected Pope Leo XIV will be vocal about opposing mass deportation.

Reactions to the new head of the Roman Catholic Church are still coming in on Friday. A teacher at Notre Dame High School in ...

Pope Leo XIV's mother, Mildred Martínez, has Spanish roots, per Vatican News. She was born in Chicago in 1912, according to ...

Excitement continues to run high about the new pope inside the halls of Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox. Pope ...

We’re learning a lot more about the new pope from those who know him well: family, friends and fellow missionaries.