The papacy is a global platform, so the issues Pope Leo chooses to focus on can resonate far beyond the church.

Pope Leo XIV in the first general audience of his pontificate on Wednesday appealed for an end to hostilities in Gaza ... pauses to bless a baby during his trip around St. Peter's Square in ...

The new pope, speaking to thousands in St. Peter’s Square, echoed themes that Francis, his predecessor, regularly addressed.

Aisuluu Maria Talipbek saw Pope Francis as an inspiration and a role model. “Francis was like [a] father,” the 34-year-old said after mass at St. Michael the ArchangelChurch in the Kyrgyz capital, ...

Pope Francis Bestowed ... most ambitious trip: a four-nation tour of Asia that, in all likelihood, would occur in late August. I couldn’t miss either. At the end of the audience, Francis greeted ...