Early into his pontificate, Francis put his finger on the scales in Peru by naming an outsider to take over the Chiclayo Diocese, a conservative stronghold. That new bishop was Robert Prevost, the ...
The transmission of the faith is "a topic of great urgency," the pope said in remarks to members and officials of the ...
In a letter, the pope prayed to St. Francis, asking the saint's intercession "to give us the courage to build bridges where the world raises up boundaries." ...
Pope Leo XIV closed the door at St. Peter’s Basilica on Jan. 6, 2026, just days into the new year. The act formally brought ...
COMMENTARY: Early signs from Leo’s first consistory suggest continuity with Pope Francis’ original pastoral vision — more in what he said than in how he later governed.
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV urged Vatican cardinals on Monday to put their ambitions of power and personal interests aside, as he followed in Pope Francis’ footsteps and used a Christmas greeting to ...
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Pope Leo decried the use of military force as a means of achieving diplomatic goals on Friday, delivering an unusually fiery annual foreign policy ...