Pope Leo XIV will formally take up his role as leader of the global Catholic Church Sunday morning, with a Mass in St.

Pope Leo XIV officially opened his pontificate as history’s first American pope on Sunday, presiding over an inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square before tens of thousands of people ...

VATICAN CITY — (AP) — Pope Leo XIV officially opened his pontificate as history’s first American pope on Sunday, presiding ...

The first US pontiff in the history of the Church refers to the Social Doctrine and to the economic and theological doctrines ...

Live updates and timmeline of Pope Leo XIV's first days as Supreme Pontiff. Follow our live coverage as Pope Leo XIV, first U ...

Nate Tinner-Williams, a contributing Globe Opinion writer, is cofounder and editor of Black Catholic Messenger. As the ...