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In a world plagued by inequality and injustice, two influential religious leaders have dedicated their lives to serving the ...

Despite ongoing health challenges, Elder Logan Castleton has used his love of music to serve God and share the message of the ...

Pope Leo XIV, the former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, painted a picture of the Catholic Church he would like to see, ...

The Catholic Church made history Thursday with the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff. The moment carried ...

Pope Leo XIV emerged from the conclave as the first American pontiff in history, he headed back into the Sistine Chapel to ...

At this moment of change and possibility, four principles that Francis lived, and that Leo XIV has begun to echo, must guide ...

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

Readers respond to the election of a new pope and ponder its effects on American politics. Also: Presidential profits.

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass this morning following his election, calling on the Church to focus on areas where ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, has celebrated his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel ...

Leo, the first pope from the US, told cardinals in the Sistine Chapel that he hoped to be a "faithful administrator" for the ...