There's a new pope - Pope Leo XIV. A couple of days before the world saw white smoke pour out of that chimney on the top of the Sistine Chapel, I had sat down and spoke with Father James Martin, a ...

On climate change, Leo XIV has continued Pope Francis’s environmental advocacy. In a 2024 address, he declared, “The Earth is our common home, and we must act urgently to protect it for future ...

Reflecting on the Parable of the Good Samaritan, the Pope called for a ‘revolution of love.’ This Sunday was the first time ...

At age 47, Bishop-designate Thomas Hennen will be the youngest bishop leading a U.S. diocese. Hennen's ministry to LGBTQ+ ...

Leo will continue his predecessor's historic decision allowing priests to honor queer couples, though same-sex marriage ...

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

A Vatican official has confirmed Pope Leo XIV’s stance on gay marriage. According to the National Catholic Reporter, cardinal ...

Pope Leo XIV is also enacting a plan to build a solar farm that would make Vatican City the world’s first carbon-neutral ...

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 […] ...

Pope Leo XIV is a member of the Order of Saint Augustine, the oldest monastic order, and as Prior General of the order, he ...

Pope Leo XIV prayed the Angelus on Sunday, July 13, 2025, from Castel Gandolfo, where he is taking a two-week summer break.