What we know about his stance on key issues Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025 ...

As in vitro fertilization (IVF) continues to make headlines, the status of the many embryos created and frozen in this ...

In the weeks and months ahead, the world will be watching to see where Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, leads the Catholic Church on any number of controversial issues. But as the bishop and ...

Pope Leo XIV is the first North American pontiff appointed to lead the Catholic Church. As a native Chicagoan, he's been confirmed a White Sox fan by his brother in interviews after he was elected ...

Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro says the Church has plans to address a number of pressing matters surrounding human dignity, ...

The church policy is going to be much more conservative than not. But at the same time, I took note of a couple of phrases spoken yesterday.

A Vatican opinion released shortly before Pope Francis died advises against public church listings of clergy members deemed ...

In an October 2024 interview with Vatican News, Pope Leo XIV stated that "the bishop is not supposed to be a little prince sitting in his kingdom." Instead, he said that church leaders must be ...

A Pew Research survey in February found 59% of U.S. Catholics say the Church should allow women to become priests; however, the Catholic Church believes only men can be priests, in part because ...

"In addition, I will lead an evening prayer service on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 4 p.m. in Immaculate Conception Church, Ravenna (center of diocese) for all who work for the Church, namely our ...