Pope Leo XIV is wrapping up his visit to Uruguay by marking an important Catholic feast day that is tied to the country’s independence.

Pope Leo XIV has urged an estimated 40,000 people in Uruguay to build bridges of fraternity and faith.

Pope Leo XIV introduces María Montserrat Alvarado as the Vatican’s new communications chief, highlighting her experience and creativity.

Pope Leo XIV says that he was “proud to be an American and to exercise the right” to vote in U.S. midterm elections that gave control of Congress to the Democrats in a repudiation of U.S. President Donald Trump and his policies.

Three weeks after lung cancer surgery, Pope Leo XIV has opened a three-nation tour of Latin America by declaring he felt better than he looked and crediting God, good doctors and his healthy lifestyle with his quick recovery.

Pope Leo XIV is embarking on the longest and farthest trip of his pontificate three weeks after lung cancer surgery.

Brady Koehler scored key baskets down the stretch and Notre Dame made a late comeback after trailing for most of the second half to beat Villanova 74-72 in the college basketball season opener in Rome.

Villanova had the pope’s support and many more traveling fans.

Evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky have crossed into Ukrainian-held territory.

Pope Leo XIV has told the basketball teams from his alma mater, Villanova, and fellow Catholic university Notre Dame that in matters of sport, the pontiff is neutral.

Leo XIV has become the first pope to vote in a U.S. general election, casting a mail-in ballot in Chicago.

A localized ceasefire in Oleshky, Ukraine, held for a third day and humanitarian aid is expected to arrive soon.

The Vatican is opening a celebration of the popemobile.

Officials say that a six-day ceasefire in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in southern Ukraine has held for its first day and night.

Villanova's basketball teams are set to open their season in Italy with a doubleheader against Notre Dame.

Villanova University is deepening its ties to the Vatican, thanks to its famous alumnus, Pope Leo.

Tech companies are increasingly turning to religion for guidance on developing ethical AI models.

Pope Leo XIV will miss a planned trip to the Italian town of Assisi next week.

Pope Leo XIV has spoken by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Pope Leo XIV has thanked the faithful in St. Peter’s Square for their prayers after his hospitalization for lung surgery.

The surgeon who removed Pope Leo XIV's cancerous tumor says there are “no clinical reasons” to prevent the pontiff from traveling to Latin America next month.

Food and medical supplies have been scarce for months in Oleshky, which sits on the Dnipro River that separates Ukrainian forces from the city’s Russian occupiers.

Pope Leo XIV has brought an American style of governing to the Vatican, including in the way it handles health crises.

Catholic college basketball has a rich history, filled with talented teams, colorful coaches, and unforgettable characters.

Pope Leo XIV has spoken on the phone from the hospital with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Pope Leo XIV is working from the hospital after doctors reported his lung has recovered well from surgery.

Pope Leo XIV's lung cancer diagnosis raises questions about the future of his pontificate.

Catholics in Chicago and worldwide are rallying behind Pope Leo XIV after his lung cancer diagnosis.

The Vatican has detailed laws, rituals and norms to transfer papal power if a pope dies or resigns.

The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer and had the lower lobe of his right lung removed.

The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV will be admitted to the hospital Tuesday in the late morning.

Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery to remove a nodule on his lung in the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate.

Pope Leo XIV has declared capital punishment "inadmissible.”.

Pope Leo XIV has urged Catholic leaders to courageously accompany families in their weaknesses and failures.

Pope Francis' journal entries from his time in the Vatican and years before will be published this fall.

The Incredible Hulk fulfilled a childhood dream by meeting with Pope Leo XIV.

Colson Montgomery hit a solo homer and Sam Antonacci drove in two runs to lead the Chicago White Sox over the Houston Astros 6-3 in Game 1 of an AL Wild Card Series.

The Chicago White Sox received a letter from Pope Leo XIV on the same day of their playoff opener against the Houston Astros.

An 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked massive protests in Spain over the country's housing crisis has accepted a deal to return home.

Pope Leo XIV says concerns about artificial intelligence going rogue are not “fake news” and should be taken seriously.

Pope Leo XIV is urging Europe to draw from its Christian roots and traditions of dialogue to confront the thirst for domination driving today's wars.

French survivors of clergy sexual abuse have met with Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV draws hundreds of thousands of people to Paris’ Champs-Élysées for a massive outdoor Mass.

Pope Leo XIV is a lifelong Chicago White Sox fan but also knows better than to wade too deep into sporting rivalries.

Pope Leo XIV told reporters they were welcome to cover him as he responded a question about the Trump administration’s attempt to bar U.S. media from the White House by affirming the importance of journalists covering public figures.

Pope Leo XIV has warned that a “paradise of machines” could undermine humanity.

Tens of thousands of Catholic worshippers gathered in St. Louis for the beatification ceremony of the late Archbishop Fulton Sheen, a pioneer of religious broadcasting.

Deb Robertson has become a leading advocate for end-of-life options in Illinois.

Pope Leo XIV plans to meet with seven survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy during his visit to France.

Pope Leo XIV is set to return to Peru in November, retracing his steps as a missionary priest.

Pope Leo XIV opens a four-day visit to France this weekend that is expected to touch on church teaching about the value of all human life.

It’s hard to imagine a Republican who’s done more to draw a sharp contrast with the president than Brian Fitzpatrick.

Pope Leo XIV has celebrated his 71st birthday but it is Vatican employees who got the gift.

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, has called for a renewed commitment to peace as he marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in the U.S. Speaking from St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, he offered prayers for victims and those still affected by the tragedy.

Thirty years after Argentine cumbia star Gilda died in a tour bus crash, the beloved singer has become something more to many fans: a miracle-working folk saint.

Pope Leo XIV has unveiled a fresco at the sanctuary where he prayed just after his election last year.

Catholics from the Peoria, Illinois, area are eagerly preparing for a long-awaited beatification service of the late Archbishop Fulton Sheen.

Pope Leo XIV has used a visit to San Marino and a major Catholic gathering in the nearby Italian city of Rimini to urge Catholics to reject division, conflict and social polarization, calling instead for dialogue, mercy and friendship across political and cultural differences.

An array of creative promotions has played at least a small role in an MLB-wide average attendance of 29,618 through Tuesday’s games, the highest such number for a full season since 2017.

Elly De La Cruz drove in automatic runner Matt McLain with a sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning as the Cincinnati Reds snapped a three-game skid with a 5-4 comeback win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.

Ceuta is grappling with the aftermath of a massive migrant surge.

Rock legend Patti Smith has met with Pope Leo XIV.

Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed says his Muslim faith shapes his progressive views.

Two mosques have been set on fire in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in an apparent Israeli settler attack following a spate of deadly violence that killed four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers.

Pope Leo XIV is spending the Fourth of July in the epicenter of Europe’s migration debate.

The traditionalist Catholics who defied Pope Leo XIV and caused a schism are defending their actions.

The Vatican has responded aggressively to a traditionalist society that consecrated bishops without the pope’s consent.

The Vatican has responded aggressively to the ultratraditionalist Society of St. Pius X after it defied Pope Leo XIV and consecrated four bishops without his consent.

A breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics has directly defied Pope Leo XIV by consecrating four bishops without his consent.

The Andrew Carnegie Foundation has announced this year’s “Great Immigrants, Great Americans” honorees, including Citi CEO Jane Fraser and Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Hernan Diaz and Cristina Rivera Garza.

Pope Leo XIV has issued a plea to a breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics to call off its planned consecrations of new bishops without his consent.

Pope Leo XIV has received a special gift from former Chicago White Sox catcher A.

A collection of early public writings by the future Pope Leo XIV will be published in English this fall.

One of the most intricately decorated parts of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, a passageway walked by popes and presidents and attributed to Renaissance master Raphael, is getting its first face-lift in 500 years.

Pope Leo XIV says wars are being sustained more easily than people are fed.

A Spanish investigative judge has ruled that the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will face trial on charges of influence peddling and corruption.

The head of Latin America’s top development bank has made a case to Pope Leo XIV about the potential of rare earth mining.

Pope Leo XIV holding up America's first saint, Mother Frances Cabrini, as a model for Christians today because of her care for migrants in need.

Pope Leo XIV shared a touching moment with a 7-year-old boy, captured by AP photographer Emilio Morenatti.

Pope Leo XIV is warning human traffickers that they will face God’s wrath for exploiting the desperation of migrants.

Steven Spielberg's new film “Disclosure Day” explores extraterrestrial life and its impact on religion.

Anthropic will donate $150 million to launch a fellowship program called Claude Corps that plans to help nonprofits effectively use artificial intelligence by embedding 1,000 trained fellows in various organizations for a year.

Pope Leo XIV has traveled to the Canary Islands, an epicenter of the European migration debate.

Pope Leo XIV has celebrated the Sagrada Familia Basilica as a masterpiece of “stones, colors and light.”.

The unique grandeur of the Sagrada Familia means that even those who work and worship at Barcelona’s world famous basilica every day can still be surprised with some fresh wonder.

Catholic bishops from across the U.S. come together Thursday to consecrate the country to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

A group of more than 130 people in Barcelona gave a unique welcome to Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday night by forming a human tower.

Pope Leo XIV is presiding over a youth rally in Barcelona.

Pope Leo XIV has stirred up cultural debates in Spain during his visit to Barcelona.

Pope Leo XIV will bridge 1,000 years of church history Wednesday when he visits a medieval monastery on a mountaintop that local Catholics consider sacred and then celebrates Mass at Barcelona’s famous Sagrada Familia Basilica.

The Vatican says that Pope Leo XIV has met with six survivors of clergy sexual abuse in Madrid and vowed to consider their suggestions for how the Catholic Church can improve its response to the crisis.

Spain's lawmakers have given Pope Leo XIV a lengthy standing ovation after his historic address to parliament.

Pope Leo XIV has challenged Europe to acknowledge Christianity’s contributions to its cultural identity.

Pope Leo XIV acknowledges that he's competing with another VIP in Madrid this weekend.

Pope Leo XIV’s weeklong visit to Spain will bring him to a once-staunchly Catholic country that has long been in the throes of waning religious practice.

Pope Leo XIV is urging Spaniards to stop “fanning the flames of polarization” as he arrived in Spain.

Victor Wembanyama stepped off the court for a moment before Game 1 of the NBA Finals, accepted greetings from a handful of well-wishers in San Antonio Spurs jerseys, then bowed his head to join them in a quick prayer.

Pope Leo XIV will visit two flashpoints of migration from Africa to Europe over less than a month starting on June 11.

Pope Leo XIV has issued a manifesto calling for robust regulation of artificial intelligence.

Traveling to Spain in June and France in September, Pope Leo XIV will find traditionally Catholic but now staunchly secular countries with an abundance of historic churches but few people in the pews.