The Roman Catholic Church’s first American pope is likely to continue many priorities of his predecessor, the late Pope ...

That the head of the Catholic Church is as American as baseball proves that ancient prejudices can be conquered and rifts between people can be mended.

VATICAN CITY – Pope Leo XIV is officially opening his pontificate in a ceremony Sunday that blends ancient ritual, evocative ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, has vowed to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace ...

The first US pontiff in the Catholic Church's history has spoken about his namesake Pope Leo XIII's social policies, ...

Wes has been covering games and hardware for more than 10 years, first at tech sites like The Wirecutter and Tested before joining the PC Gamer team in 2014. Wes plays a little bit of everything, but ...

Enter Adriana McCain, a standup comedian from Pleasanton who was on vacation in Vatican City on the eve of the conclave. KQED spoke with the admin as well as McCain about covering a historic world ...

In a ceremony earlier this month, Murray Chatlain walked into St. Mary's Cathedral to be ordained the Roman Catholic Church's eighth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Winnipeg. Just before ...

When he was elevated to the papacy in 2013, Pope Francis was widely expected to shake up the Catholic Church, to liberals’ delight and conservatives’ horror. Such ancient teachings as the ...

Pope Francis, who has died aged 88 after 12 years at the head of the Catholic Church, was probably the most famous Argentinian who ever lived. Born in 1936 as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis ...

What direction should the Catholic Church take under the next pope? The late pontiff’s emphasis on social and economic justice, advocacy for migrants and openness to debate on homosexuality and ...

People visit the Baoding Catholic church in Baoding, China's northern Hebei province on April 22, 2025. Adek Berry—AFP/ Getty Images Reporter When Pope Francis died on Monday, governments around ...