VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, on Thursday made his first American bishop appointment as he ...

The reaction across the internet from Catholics and non-Catholics ranged from serious to comedic, finding humor in the fact ...

Such a demanding job can be good for the brain and body. But Pope Leo XIV may also have to contend with challenges that are ...

Pope Leo XIV’s oldest brother defended his choice to share a social media post referring to California Rep. Nancy Pelosi as a ...

The closing Mass will be at Los Angeles’ Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on June 22, the Solemnity of Corpus Christi.

Pope Leo XIV, born in Chicago in 1955, became a novitiate in the Order of St. Augustine at age 22 after graduating from ...

Gomez will be joined by auxiliary bishops and other clergy from across the LA archdiocese "to pray and welcome the Holy Father from the local church in Southern California." ...

Just as his predecessor was a prime target for fake news, Pope Leo XIV has been hit with various false claims on social media ...

The first US pontiff in the history of the Church refers to the Social Doctrine and to the economic and theological doctrines ...

News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological ...

WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Pope Leo XIV has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Michael M. Pham of San Diego to head the diocese.