The U.S.-born pope spent about a dozen years as a missionary in Peru and returned there later to serve as a bishop.

The peoples of our world desire peace,” Pope Leo XIV said, “and to their leaders I appeal with all my heart: Let us meet, let ...

Pope Leo XIV, with his American background, is likely to prioritize the Vatican’s alignment with the West in general, rather ...

While in Rome for the tournament May 14, the world’s highest-ranked tennis player walked into the halls of the Vatican and ...

Prior to his elevation to the papacy, Leo XIV stayed out of the spotlight on certain reforms backed by his predecessor but ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV vowed to take “every effort” Wednesday to work for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine and ...

With the election of the new Pope Leo XIV, Pensions & Investments reviewed the financial standing of the United States ...

Will Leo follow in the steps of his predecessor Pope Francis and be a progressive? Or will he be a conservative, as many ...

ANALYSIS: Catholic aesthetics have captivated both believers and nonbelievers worldwide, sparking a renewed admiration for ...

Pope Leo XIV received world number one tennis player Jannik Sinner at the Vatican on Wednesday but they stopped short of ...

Pope Leo XIV says the Church needs the Christian East and has a “great need to recover the sense of mystery that remains ...

Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.