There is no room in Augustine’s concept of authority for one who is self-seeking and in search of power over others,” he ...

Senior cardinal urges conclave voters to elect a pope who seeks communion, avoids personal interest VATICAN CITY -- Senior cardinal urges conclave voters to elect a pope who seeks communion ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV's significance as leader of the Catholic Church is beyond dispute, but the papacy's role has historically extended far beyond the altar and pews. For more than a century, ...

When Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica as Pope Leo XIV, the first American ... not been widely known. But as interest in his worldview exploded ...

Whether Leo continues to weigh in on American politics will be closely watched. A Chicago native, he is the first U.S. pope and there has been intense interest in America in his appointment.

He praised his friend’s willingness “to leave behind any personal ambition ... it was as if a family member appeared.” Interest in Pope Leo XIV, and in the people who knew him earlier ...

Pope Francis, who died on April 21, regularly called for peace in Ukraine. Since his election, Leo has signaled a deep interest in ending the war. Last week, he used his first Sunday address to ...