Now, Leo’s past comments and lukewarm support for LGBTQ+ Catholics are disappointing and a shot to the heart because after distancing myself from the church during Benedict’s ultra-conservative papacy ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States has been picked to be the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church ; he will be ...

The election of Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, is a stunning surprise – and not just because he is the first American to become the successor of St Peter.

Throughout history, there’s been so much drama at the top of the Catholic Church, it’s no wonder the movie Conclave was a ...

Pope Leo XIV is due to hold his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel at 11:00 local time (09:00 GMT, 10:00 BST) He is ...

Pope Leo XIV is due to hold his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel at 11:00 local time (09:00 GMT, 10:00 BST) He is ...

Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday, aged 88, the Vatican announced. The head of the Catholic Church had recently survived being hospitalised with double pneumonia. Cardinal Kevin Farrell’s ...

Pope Leo XIV will face many challenges in his time as leader of the Catholic Church, including how to counter Chinese ...

Newly chosen Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass at the Sistine Chapel on Friday, along with the cardinals who elected him. Follow for live news updates.

Pope Leo XIV, born in Chicago as Robert Prevost, could give the papacy “a unique perspective,” one academic says. One ...

Known for her pro-abortion stance, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said the Catholic Church might have female ...