The new pope said he would be guided by a key document that his predecessor wrote listing the church’s priorities, including ...

When still a cardinal, the new pope led discussions on key issues facing the church during which “every voice had equal value ...

Every pope brings a distinct vision and agenda for leading the church. Making change is difficult in the Catholic Church, but ...

Pope Leo XIV, who was born in Chicago but spent two decades as a missionary in Peru, said a few words in English before ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV, who is the first U.S. pope and has Creole roots, is raising more awareness about the complexity ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV brings the Catholic Church closer to the United States in a way it has never been before, but ...

The Baltimore faithful are marking a new era of the Catholic Church amid the election of the first American to become pope.

Pope Leo XIV, the first person from the United States to lead the Catholic Church, is taking on a financial headache in his ...

ABC News’ Linsey Davis reports on the significance of Pope Leo XIV’s name and what it hints at for the future of his papacy.

In electing Pope Leo XIV, the institution of the Catholic Church appears quite clear about the place it should occupy beyond ...

Despite historic gains under Pope Francis, women remain excluded from the Catholic Church's highest levels of decision-making.