The pope’s great-great-grandmother Celeste Lemelle was a free woman of color from a Creole family that made its wealth from ...

Despite the order’s 800-year history – and its Italian origins – Pope Leo XIV is the first Augustinian to be named a pope.

Pope Leo XIV leads his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican May 9, 2025. Pope Leo, formerly Cardinal ...

Pope Leo XIV met with members of his Augustinian religious order on Tuesday, visiting the congregation’s headquarters outside St. Peter’s Square. Leo was seen arriving in a black ...

Fight! ” The other introduced himself to the world with his first public word as pope: “ Peace.” The contrast between ...

A Mass of Thanksgiving was held at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Providence Monday afternoon to officially ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Monday called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the “precious gift ...

A popular Chicago restaurant chain is celebrating the election of Pope Leo XIV with a sandwich named in the pontiff’s honor.

They went into last week’s conclave vastly outnumbered and smarting after being sidelined by Pope Francis for 12 years. And yet conservatives and traditionalist Catholics ...

AAA expects a record number of domestic travelers for Memorial Day, with 45.1 million people expected to travel 50 miles or ...

Pope Leo XIV joked and applauded journalists during an audience with media representatives. The meeting took place on Monday ...