In a new message, Pope Leo XIV has gone farther than any of his predecessors in apologizing for the Holy See's role in promoting slavery. The groundbreaking comments came as the pope warned of the ...

An impending clash between Pope Leo and ultratraditionalist Catholics threatens to end the pontiff’s honeymoon.

By spending the semiquincentennial mourning the plight of migrants, Leo sent a clear challenge to his native country.

Independence Hall is a mere 15-minute walk from St. Augustine’s Church, the first church run by the Augustinian order in the ...