Pope Leo XIV this weekend will begin a six-week vacation in his first break since his historic election May 8.

The pontiff will stay on the hilltop Vatican property “for a period of rest” from the afternoon of July 6 to the afternoon of ...

ROME -- Pope Leo XIV signaled commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse by appointing France's Bishop ...

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 Robert Prevost was elected the first American pope in the Church's 2,000-year history on May 8, 2025. The 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious order chose the papal name ...

Leo has made other changes, too At his inaugural Mass on May 18, 2025, Pope Leo XIV reached out his arm to sprinkle holy water and revealed a shirt with cufflinks, which Francis had largely avoided.

Pope Leo XIV brought his White Sox fandom to the Vatican on Wednesday. While holding a general audience in St. Peter’s Square, the Chicago-bred pontiff was photographed wearing a black White Sox ...

On May 8, moments after the world learned that an American cardinal named Robert Francis Prevost was becoming Pope Leo XIV, my inbox was flooded with emails. For the past 13 years, I’ve hosted a ...

Louis Prevost, the eldest brother of Pope Leo XIV, stands with second lady Usha Vance and Vice President JD Vance during the installation Mass in St. Peter's Square on May 18, 2025, at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV acknowledges a Chicago flag in the crowd, waved by Leo Karmanos, as he arrives for his installation Mass in St. Peter's Square on May 18, 2025, at the Vatican.