The Catholic world is keenly watching to see how the more reflective Leo will step out of the shadow of his often disruptive ...

NCR's 10 most-read news stories of 2025 include coverage of the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV, massive aid cuts by the ...

Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV is celebrating his first Christmas as leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Thousands joined the ...

The near-100% increase in executions was driven in large part by Florida, which at 19 executions counted for about 40% of the ...

Arguably, the biggest story for the U.S. church this year was not the selection of Pope Leo XIV so much as the selection of ...

Pope Leo IIV on Friday named Bishop Richard Moth as archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales with about 6 ...

Pope Leo XIV’s first Christmas Eve mass held inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican will begin airing on Dec. 24 at 11:30 ...

Pope Leo has signalled his intention to uphold the reformist vision of his predecessor, Francis, during his annual Christmas ...

Pope Leo XIV is preparing to celebrate a historic Christmas at the Vatican as the first American leader of the Roman Catholic ...

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday urged Christian families to “cherish the values of the Gospel” and protect the “flame of love” in ...

Pope Leo XIV greeted the soggy faithful in St. Peter’s Square in both English and Italian and apologized that there wasn’t ...

The Vatican has announced that Richard Moth will be the new Archbishop of Westminster, making him the head of the Catholic ...