Pope Leo XIV received a copy of his family tree from Henry Louis Gates Jr., marking his first public acknowledgment of his ...

New genealogical research traces the Pope’s ancestry back to the 1500s, revealing what Harvard historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. calls ‘one of the most diverse family trees’ he’s ever come ...

Before concluding the audience, the Holy Father expressed his hope to meet the group again 'in a few months' for an ...

Millions of people around the world were stunned when Pope Leo XIV was elected earlier this year, but one Vatican correspondent wasn't.

The first authoritative account of the conclave that elected history’s first pontiff from the United States — written by an American journalist who knew him before he became pope. Despite ...

During the celebration, Pope Leo XIV revived the ancient tradition of personally imposing the pallium on new metropolitan archbishops.

A new book suggests Chicago-born Robert Prevost may have been reluctant at first to take on the weighty responsibility of ...

The filmmaker, who is CEO and president of Spirit Juice, grew up minutes from the Pope’s hometown of Dolton, Illinois.

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy -- Pope Leo XIV arrived in the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo on Sunday to start a six-week vacation, giving the hilltop town back its most illustrious resident after ...

Pope Leo XIV Preaches the Virtue of Magnanimity to Priests COMMENTARY: Catholics belong to a communion of Christian disciples, and the challenge is to be agreeable even when disagreement is necessary.

Pope Leo XIV's papacy sparks debate on gender, race & LGBTQ issues in the Catholic Church.

Speaking to a group of elected officials, Pope Leo XIV stressed the importance of Natural Law, which called “an essential reference point” for international relations.