Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu telephoned Pope Leo XIV, who urged Israel's leader to revive negotiations and enact a ceasefire.

VATICAN CITY -- In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who exercises authority in the Catholic Church must “make oneself small,” so that only Christ remains.

The debate in the Catholic Church over the celebration of the old Latin Mass is heating up just as Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate is getting under way

The first American pope has so far kept to the script and followed protocol. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

"The priority is to offer the people of God new opportunities to walk together and reflect on these experiences."

The clerk’s office discovered a Declaration of Intention form signed by Pope Leo XIV’s paternal grandfather, the first step in becoming a U.S. citizen.