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

Chicago-born Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, has been elected as pontiff. Here's what's anticipated from his papacy when it ...

The new pontiff's views on issues such as immigration, LGBTQ+ rights, and climate crisis seem to reflect both traditional ...

As cardinals filed into the Sistine Chapel this week, those who believed they may be in with a shot of becoming the 267th ...

Pope Leo XIV is seen as a centrist who shares his predecessor's progressive views on certain social issues. Here's what we ...

Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. In an interview with the USA TODAY Network, one ...

Fox News Digital spoke with everyday Catholics to get their expectations for the next pope and their reflections on Pope ...

Pope Leo XIV has been described as a potential bridge-builder for a divided Catholic Church, likely to pursue parts of his ...

From conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, to migration, the climate crisis and schisms in the church, the honeymoon ...

When still a cardinal, the new pope led discussions on key issues facing the church during which “every voice had equal value ...

James Martin, an American Jesuit priest, has built a ministry aimed at making gay, lesbian and transgender people feel more welcome in the Catholic church and advised Francis on the issue.

Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.