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

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

African and European bishops say European leaders are prioritizing their own countries' benefits from African land deals, ...

The cardinals who are electing the next pope sometimes look as ideologically polarized as many secular voters around the ...

I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my ...

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

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

With deep ties to both the United States and Peru, Pope Leo steps into spiritual leadership of 1.4 billion Catholics, ...

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

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 ...