Two victim advocacy groups had earlier questioned Leo XIV's commitment to addressing sexual violence in the church ...

Pope Leo XIV said Saturday he intended to follow his predecessor's path as pontiff, praising Francis's "complete dedication ...

The Vatican fills its coffers by running hospitals, museums, and owning a vast real estate portfolio, yet its finances ...

Leo XIV visited an Augustinian sanctuary near Rome Saturday in his first outing since being made pope, after telling ...

The Indian army on May 10 reported fresh Pakistani attacks along the border with its arch-foe as the conflict between the ...

The German Catholic Church is hoping that having a new pope who can speak German will prove a more willing ear to the country ...

Sheikh Hasina remains in self-imposed exile in India, defying an arrest warrant over charges of crimes against humanity ...

Chicago-born Robert Prevost graduated in 1977 from Villanova -- first American college established around Augustinian ...

Pope Leo XIV faces an array of challenges, from disputes over the place of women in the church, the Vatican's financial woes ...

At 69, Leo XIV was elected pope at a significantly younger age than his two immediate predecessors, Francis and Benedict XVI ...

Residents in the Peruvian town of Chiclayo chant "long live the pope!" hailing the election of their adoptive son, who for ...

Chilean Cardinal Fernando Chomalí described the conclave that elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV as a ...