While it is far too early to say how he will use his platform to address such issues, his focus shows he is a church leader who grasps the gravity of this modern concern.

Survivors say Pope Leo must commit to transparency in investigations of priests accused of sexual abuse. His record on doing ...

There’s something awry in my head that zigs when everybody else zags. I can’t explain it and can’t stop it. I’m weird.

Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas, said he expects repercussions against the church for being outspoken in defense of ...

Before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost presided over one of the most revolutionary reforms of Pope Francis’ ...

As a Chicagoan who teaches at Villanova University, it was surreal for me to watch the election of Cardinal Robert Francis ...

The immensely wide and deep experiences of the cardinals who didn’t get elected pope deserve a few more minutes of ...

COMMENTARY: It’s worth noting that the Pauline Chapel, one of three in the Apostolic Palace, is pictured in the Holy Father’s ...

The peoples of our world desire peace,” Pope Leo XIV said, “and to their leaders I appeal with all my heart: Let us meet, let ...

Pope Leo XIV, with his American background, is likely to prioritize the Vatican’s alignment with the West in general, rather ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, born in Chicago, has been elected Pope Leo XIV, making history as the first American to lead ...

Archbishop Nelson Pérez, along with educators and pastors in the region, share their impressions and memories of the first American elected pope.