COMMENTARY: Not since 1808, when Bishop John Carroll was elevated to serve the see of Baltimore, has the Catholic Church in ...

I haven’t encountered any American who didn’t experience one of those sentiments upon learning a U.S. citizen became the next pope.

Pope Leo XIII led the church in the late 19th century during the industrial revolution, and is known for an encyclical about the rise of industrialization and the rights of workers. Political leaders ...

In May 2025, a video spread on social media that appeared to show Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost, criticizing U.S. Vice ...

As soon as Cardinal Dominique Mamberti stepped onto the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica and declared, “I announce to you a ...

Still, his reaction to the country’s authoritarianism could provide a glimpse of what stances he might take as pope, Casey said ... meaningful in this political moment, said Levey, the ...

A POPE FOR EVERYONE — In the first days of his ... in a polarized environment is poised to create an equal and opposite reaction, especially when it relates to Trump. Sam Sawyer, a Jesuit ...

On "This Week," Cardinal Cupich said Pope Leo XIV may call for changes to the United States immigration system.

American author, speaker and theologian Bishop Robert Barron was at the Vatican this week to witness the election of a new pope ... "The church's first reaction [to these changes] was very ...

"So many people my entire lifetime have said you’re never going to have an American pope," Vance told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt after being asked for his reaction to his election.

The debate began immediately upon the announcement that the 267th pope ... immediate reaction of many Americans was not to celebrate his announcement with joy but to use it as a political football ...

Reactions from across the world have been flooding in after Pope Leo XIV's election ... Charlotte Hughes takes a look at what the faithful, internet users and political leaders have been saying.