Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Christmas since he became pontiff. At Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, Leo urged people to care for the poor and for migrants. Georgia official responds to 315,000 ...

The pope presided over a Christmas Day mass in St. Peter's Basilica and delivered the traditional blessing to the crowd in St. Peter's Square. Trump erupts over Mar-a-Lago search after new email ...

The experience was almost surreal. A Chicago priest climbed aboard the iconic popemobile alongside the Holy Father, the two longtime friends traversing the cobblestone plaza of St. Peter’s Square at ...

VATICAN CITY (WLS) -- Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV is celebrating his first Christmas as pontiff. Pope Leo thanked the crowds gathered at the Vatican as he presided over Christmas Mass. It's the first ...

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Reactions to the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago as the first American pope, Pope Leo XIV: ...