Despite historic gains under Pope Francis, women remain excluded from the Catholic Church's highest levels of decision-making.

Pope Leo XIV, a 69-year-old cardinal from Chicago, is the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church, succeeding Pope Francis.

Deepening unity among Catholics will be the greatest challenge facing the next pope, who will be elected as early as ...

The new pope opposed letting women serve as deacons but endorsed some of his predecessor’s moves to expand their involvement.

Robert Prevost, named Pope Leo XIV, of Chicago, is the first American-born pope in history. The 69-year-old has spent much of ...

Cardinals say Leo would continue to speak out against conflict and violence, following the example of Pope Francis ...

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost as the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church ... where they change him into the pontiff ...

Jewish leaders got up-front seats at Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass. An American rabbi there and other representatives saw ...