ANALYSIS: Immigration, leadership elections and synodality shaped the bishops’ meeting, but the evidence suggests these developments were already in motion before Pope Leo’s recent interventions.

Pope Leo XIV, who on Saturday marked six months since his election, has in recent weeks stepped up his criticism of the Trump administration while bringing a distinctively American flavor to the papacy.

Pope Leo’s brother, John Prevost, first revealed the pontiff’s love of Peeps during a wide-ranging interview over the summer. When asked what he would bring with him when he planned to travel to meet the pope in October, Prevost cited the marshmallow candy.

A new decree from the Holy See's top doctrinal office, approved by Pope Leo XIV, instructs the world's 1.4 billion Catholics not to call Mary the "co-redeemer". The instruction affirms that Jesus alone saved the world, settling a theological debate that has long perplexed senior Church figures and caused rare disagreements among recent popes.

God is near, always. God is not distant. Pope Leo XIV finishing a document started by Pope Francis touches on this. On the love of the poor. The document strongly challenges being close to the poor just as God is. We are the people of God, inseparable from ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pope Leo XIV condemned the wealthy living in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer in his first major teaching document. The Vatican released “I ...

Pope Leo XIV warned about new addictions of recent times such as compulsive gambling, betting, and pornography as consequences of excessive internet use.

In such a world, the pope argues those left behind are the poor and migrants whom he singles out for particular care. In a recent speech, the pontiff decried the “inhuman measures” that treat migrants “as if they were garbage and not human beings.”

The appalling revelations of clerical sexual abuse in Belgium over the past 30 years include the case of a former bishop who abused two of his nephews. The length of Leo’s meeting with survivors – almost three hours is long for any papal meeting – reflects the scale of the crisis.

McALLEN, TX (KTRK) -- Pope Francis spoke to parishioners in McAllen, Texas, via satellite Monday and it's still the talk of the town. At this morning's mass, church goers shared with Eyewitness News their reactions to the Catholic Church leader's message ...