The Catholic Church will continue to allow blessings for same-sex couples — but not recognition for their unions as ...

"Living our vocation to be protectors of God's handiwork is essential to a life of virtue." Pope Leo XIV holds first 'green ...

Thomas Hennen’s ministry in the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, signaled he backs current Catholic Church teaching on LGBTQ+ ...

Pope Leo XIV has renewed his call for unity within the Catholic Church. He spoke to priests during a special Holy Year week in Rome and he urged them to promote reconciliation and act in communion ...

Pope Leo XIV gave a homily at a Mass a day after he was chosen to lead the Catholic Church. Here's what the new pontiff said, and what he's up to in the coming days.

From an unreasonable focus on Church reform to mismanagement of the Vatican’s finances, new Pope Leo XIV will bring much-needed tradition and order to the Vatican when he is inaugurated this ...

The Vatican has released a new liturgy for the Mass reflecting concern for the environment, offering prayers, readings and hymns that highlight the church's responsibility to protect the Earth.

Leo XIV, on Thursday, after he became pope. On Saturday, the pope said that advances in artificial intelligence would “pose new challenges for the defense of human dignity, justice and labor.” ...

The Catholic Church under Pope Leo XIV NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Massimo Faggioli, professor of theology and religious studies at Villanova University — the new Pope's alma mater — about ...

Robert Francis Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pope to lead the global Catholic Church, following a two-day conclave that concluded May 8.

King’s College President Rev. Thomas P. Looney, C.S.C., Ph.D., joined other local religious leaders in celebrating Rev. Russ ...

What Pope Leo XIV means for the U.S. Catholic church and Trump The new pope faces a divided church in his home country, as Catholics have split along political lines. May 9, 2025 ...