Pope Leo XIV made history on Thursday when he became the first U.S.-born, and the first Augustinian, to assume the papacy, ...

The heraldic design of Leo’s papal coat of arms features a fleur-de-lis on a blue background, symbolizing the Virgin Mary, ...

The Pope outlined key priorities for his pontificate in the age of a new industrial revolution, as Leo XIII did before him, ...

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Late Friday morning, I drove to a quiet neighborhood in suburban Chicago and stopped in front of the home of the Pope’s ...

How a 2012 interview led to the first controversy of the new pontificate. Pope Leo XIV came out May 8, 2025 to the balcony of ...

Now that he is Pope Leo XIV, his words on the National Eucharistic Congress, Pope Francis, synodality, and more have taken on extra significance. Here are some highlights from the videotaped interview ...

As an Augustinian, the new pope embodies the synthesis of tradition and pastoral closeness taught by St. Augustine.

Pope Benedict XVI greets the future Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican Gardens. Credit: Courtesy of the Augustinian Midwest Province ...

Catholic advocates have been warning for months of a looming crisis in which many U.S.-based priests could be forced to leave ...

Leo XIV 'is a citizen of the world,' Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York underlined, and 'where he came from is secondary' to ...

COMMENTARY: Who the new pope will be is not exactly who he has been — being Leo is different than being Robert, just as being Peter is different than being Simon.