A Downey high school senior was one of young people who got to ask questions to Pope Leo XIV Friday during the National Catholic Youth Conference. Ezequiel Ponce, a 17-year-old from the Los Angeles ...

Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s iconic Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn't stop to pray, as he focused more on bolstering ties with Orthodox patriarchs and promoting courageous steps for Eastern and ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. BELÉM, Brazil — Pope Leo XIV this week urged countries at United Nations climate talks in Brazil to take “concrete ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Leo embarks on his first international trip since becoming pontiff, with visits this week to Turkey and Lebanon.

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy -- Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that Thanksgiving was a "beautiful feast" that unites believers and non-believers alike, as he issued a message of thanks ahead of the U.S. holiday.

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV welcomed Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett, Greta Gerwig and dozens of other Hollywood luminaries to a special Vatican audience Saturday celebrating cinema and its ability to ...

Pope Leo XIV asked Canadian singer Michael Bublé and other artists to do their very best when performing a Christmas concert ...

Pope Leo XIV appealed for persecuted Christians around the globe on Sunday, making specific mention of Bangladesh, Nigeria, Mozambique, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and including in ...

Pope Leo XIV begins a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon on Thursday, his first foreign trip since his election and one on which he’s expected to emphasize key themes of his fledgling pontificate – ...

Pope Leo XIV embraces a Roman tradition by praying for peace at a statue of the Madonna near the Spanish Steps.