Pope Leo XIV has surprised tens of thousands of young Catholics by showing up unexpectedly at a Holy Year welcome ceremony.

Philadelphia's Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez gave Pope Leo XIV an Eagles hat while visiting the Vatican on Wednesday.

Hundreds of thousands of young Catholics are pouring into a vast field on Rome’s outskirts for the highlight of the Vatican’s ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Wednesday for the world to recognize the urgency of the climate crisis and “hear the cry of the poor,” as he celebrated the first papal Mass using a new set of prayers ...

It came as a big surprise when Catholic cardinals picked an American to be the successor of Pope Francis back in early May. But as Leo XIV begins his papacy, he’s offered few — if any — real surprises ...

The following is the full text of the Angelus address given by Pope Leo XIV July 27, 2025, at St. Peter’s Square. Dear ...

Pope Leo received an official copy of his family tree, which includes his ties to "free people of color" in New Orleans.

It might sound like the plot of a movie, but newly appointed Pope Leo XIV is reportedly related to one of the biggest pop stars of the ‘80s — Madonna. A tracing of the Pope’s family tree ...

When Henry Louis Gates Jr. set out to trace the family tree of America’s first pope, he had no idea he was about to uncover […] ...