VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV has begun correcting some of Pope Francis’ more questionable financial reforms and decisions, canceling a law Monday that had concentrated financial power in the Vatican ...

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Wednesday he felt “overwhelmed” after he received support from the Catholic Church’s new pontiff and Chicago native, Pope Leo XIV, following recent criticism for his ...

The new American pope, Leo XIV, has somehow managed, in the four months since his election, to stay mostly out of the news. His predecessor, Pope Francis, had been committed to expanding the church’s ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo initially impressed conservative Catholics after his election in May as he embraced traditions shunned by his predecessor Pope Francis and steered clear of hot button ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has intervened for the first time in an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church by raising the seeming contradiction over what it really means to be “pro-life.” Leo, ...

For the first time since being elected in May, Pope Leo XIV waded into U.S. politics, criticizing those who say they're against abortion but support the death penalty, saying that's "not really ...

The Pope’s no dope — at least when it comes to calling out MAGA’s hypocrisy. Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday strongly criticized President Donald Trump’s cruel immigration policies and their supporters by ...

Pope Leo XIV criticized supporters of the death penalty Tuesday, saying they are “not really pro-life.” “Someone who says, ‘I’m against abortion’ but says, ‘I’m in favor of the death penalty,’ is not ...

In his first major climate speech, Pope Leo XIV renewed the Vatican’s vow to remain at the forefront of the movement to halt global warming. “We must shift from collecting data to caring, and from ...

The first American pope urged people everywhere to become politically active on issues like climate change. Pope Leo XIV urged global citizens Wednesday to heed the “cry of the Earth” and to pressure ...

Pope Leo XIV encouraged the world to unify around care for the planet as he took the stage at a climate justice conference headlined by actor and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger ...

Pope Leo XIV gestures as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, Oct.1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has intervened for ...