A few years ago, I walked into the Church of Santa Maria del Carmelo in Traspontina, between the Tiber River and the Vatican, and witnessed something pretty rare: a baptism. Rome has a below-average ...

Pope Leo XIV wasn't going to let a Chicago Cubs fan troll him in Vatican City. Alberto Pizzoli / Getty Images Even the grandeur of the papacy apparently hasn’t been enough to prevent Pope Leo XIV from ...

He named himself after Pope Leo XIII, who led the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903, and was known as “The Pope of the Workers,” making it his mission to confront the ruthless laissez-faire economics ...

They say good things are worth waiting for. And in the case of the Seattle Mariners' Leo Rivas, that statement couldn't possibly be any more true. For the 28-year-old infielder, his first chance in ...

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s Square on the occasion of the Jubilee of Consecrated Life. Since Wednesday, religious men and women, monks and contemplatives, members of ...

The message signaled a continuation of one of the priorities of his predecessor, Francis. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Vatican City Pope Leo XIV placed the poor at the core of the Christian ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In the first official document of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV placed the poor at the heart of the Catholic Church’s teaching, calling bishops around the world to take on the mantle ...

The students from Chicago's Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy, who went viral for their mock conclave, met Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City Wednesday. The grade schoolers traveled to Rome Monday to attend ...

A group of Chicago fifth graders who created a "mock Conclave" earlier this year could meet Pope Leo XIV as they visit Vatican City. Valdosta police officers attacked by victim’s family while ...

The students got to spend time with the first American Pope on the steps of St. Peter's Basilica. Trump administration looking to sell nearly 200 commissary stores Smith Says Trump Knowingly Withheld ...

Pope Leo has been critical of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown tactics. The White House has pushed back on the Pope's criticism, stating it is enforcing laws humanely. Pope Leo ...

A group of Chicago grade schoolers is getting a good night's sleep in Rome, ahead of a chance at meeting Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday. The "Conclave Kids" from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy held a ...