Pope Leo XIV has affirmed that priests must be celibate. And he has insisted that bishops take “firm and decisive” action to ...

Pope Leo XIV is kicking off a weeklong celebration of Catholic clergy for the Holy Year. He has encouraged seminarians to be ...

Jonathan Roumie, the actor who plays Jesus on the hit biblical series "The Chosen," met the new pope at the Vatican this week ...

Pope Leo XIV has said there should be no tolerance in the Catholic Church for any type of abuse. Leo made his first public ...

Readers can look to the past to discover more about the man who became the first truly American Pope.

When the world goes off kilter, words from the Vatican can seem toothless. But don’t underestimate the power of the Church’s ...

Behind the name Pope Leo and its ties to social justice 01:59. Cardinal Robert Prevost has been announced as the new pontiff and has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV.. There are no written rules or ...

Milwaukee-area Catholics expressed joy and hope at the news of the new pope. The new pope's election sparked celebrations and reflections on global unity and peace.

In order to become a pope, a candidate need only be Catholic and male. However, for centuries, popes have only been chosen from among the Catholic cardinals, the church's most senior officials.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, an American, has been elected as Pope Leo XIV, succeeding Pope Francis. Catholics across Massachusetts expressed joy and hope, anticipating continuity with Pope ...

Pope Francis. “It (the embalming process) involves the injection of preservative liquids through the circulatory system, followed by aesthetic care of the face and hands,” Andrea Fantozzi ...