The Fox Sports camera could have panned to any fan during the ninth inning of Game 1 of the 2005 World Series; it randomly landed on the future Pope Leo XIV. Leo is the first pope with a pre-papal ...

Chicago Tribune photographer Brian Cassella captures the scene as Pope Leo XIV is installed in Vatican City. Global dignitaries and faith leaders from around the world gathered in Vatican City on ...

Pope Leo XIV’s vision is likely to intersect with boardroom agendas. Pope Leo XIV, in his short tenure as leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has preached a message of inclusivity that has ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV declared himself a Roman on Sunday as he completed the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome. The first American pope formally took possession ...

Leo will “offer a special video message to the young people of the world” during the event on June 14 at Rate Field, home to the Chicago White Sox, according to the announcement.

But English, Spanish and Italian led the list. With the election of Pope Leo — someone who not only speaks those three languages fluently but knows well the cultures behind them — I feel like ...

The pope’s selection of his name seems especially relevant in this context. Pope Leo XIV himself has acknowledged that his selection of the name was inspired in part by Pope Leo XIII ...

"Every man has by nature the right to possess property as his own," wrote Pope Leo XIII, in his famous 1891 encyclical Rerum Novarum, laying down the basics of Catholic social teaching. The plans ...

Though many of us are still reeling from the sheer improbability of Leo XIV’s election as the first American pope, the significance of his Americanness transcends the bare fact of his election.

VATICAN CITY — Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV called for humanitarian aid to be allowed into war-torn Gaza, decrying the violence and suffering in the Middle East during his first general audience as ...

When Pope Francis died, an Augustinian associate texted Robert Francis Prevost, “I think you’d make a great pope.” Prevost replied, “I’m an American — I can’t be elected.” ...

It’s been less than two weeks since Pope Leo XIV was elected the 267th pope, and in that short time, he seems to have pulled off the incredible feat of winning over most Catholics at a time of ...