In 1984, President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II established full diplomatic ties.

VATICAN CITY -- In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who ...

Leo XIV, a native of Chicago, can use his American upbringing to enhance significantly his papal ministry, but he must be ...

On Sunday, Pope Leo XIV condemned Trump’s decision to drag the United States into Israel’s messy conflict by launching ...

Pope Leo grew up in a small brick house in the Chicago suburb of Dolton which is now up for auction. The village's board of ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost made history by becoming the first pope from the United States — a stunning decision that Chicagoans ...

The two most powerful Americans in 2025 are President Donald Trump and the newly appointed Pope Leo, but the two will never ...

A village in Chicago’s south suburbs is poised to purchase Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home after its board voted unanimously on ...

Officials in Dolton, Ill., called the purchase a rare opportunity. But some residents questioned whether the village, ...

The pontiff described the situation in Gaza as “tragic and inhumane,” saying that international law is being cast aside in ...

Pope Leo is calling on bishops to have "firm and decisive" responses to sex abuse allegations within the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV has weighed in after the violence between Iran, Israel and the United States, “Let the lacerations caused by the ...