Harry Styles was among thousands of people who gathered in Rome on Thursday to watch the newly elected Pope Leo XIV make his ...

Just days after joking he wouldn’t like to play Sinner in a match, Pope Leo—an avid tennis fan—welcomed the athlete in a ...

Despite losing 1,200 churches, America has gained 2.9 million Catholics since 2010, according to an NBC News analysis of data from the U.S. Religion Census.

Born in the U.S., forged in Peru, chosen in Rome, Leo XIV will helm a church facing debt, division and decline ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the conclave of cardinals that gathered at the Vatican wasted little time choosing a new ...

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 ...

Listening and watching --- the world has its sights on Pope Leo XIV. But how will the new pope lead, and in what direction?

The Order of St. Augustine, with fewer than 3,000 members, shaped the man who would become a cardinal, and then pope to the ...

His election reflects a Church that is not shrinking but expanding — a Church alive in every corner of the world, including ...

The 267th pope entered the great room of the Paul VI Audience Hall adjacent to St. Peter’s Basilica on Monday to cheers. Leo ...

In our news wrap Monday, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party says it's laying down its weapons and disbanding after reaching a peace ...