A puff of white smoke, a procession of Swiss Guards, and Habemus Papus: we have Pope Leo XIV. Most people knew little about Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost before he became head of the Catholic Church ...

Pope Leo has dissolved a high-level Catholic commission, established by his predecessor Francis to encourage Vatican ...

Leo praised his predecessor’s words and his impact on Wednesday, saying the encyclical has greatly inspired the church in the years since it was published. However, Leo warned that the challenges ...

Pope Leo XIV has already made history, as the first-ever American-born pope to lead the Roman Catholic Church. But how might he shape the institution? Robert Francis Prevost was elected on Thursday ...

The newly elected Pope Leo XIV could continue in his predecessor's footsteps as the steward of the environment of the Catholic Church, according to environmental experts. American-born Robert Francis ...

Action hero-turned-environmental campaigner Schwarzenegger hails the Catholic Church's climate mission - Copyright AFP Nicolas TUCAT Action hero-turned-environmental ...

Pope Francis today issued a sweeping 184-page papal letter, writing that climate change is a global problem with far reaching environmental and social consequences — especially for the poor. He blamed ...

Pope Leo XIV on Monday urged countries at United Nations climate talks to take “concrete actions” to stop climate change that is threatening the planet, telling them humans are failing in their ...

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