A year into his papacy, Leo has shown a readiness to challenge Washington, defying any concerns about the election of an American pontiff. By Motoko Rich and Elizabeth Dias Motoko Rich reported from ...

Dealing with customer service can be a cross to bear, even for the pope. Pope Leo XIV ran into trouble when he called his bank's customer service line last year, his longtime friend the Rev. Tom ...

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It was a class reunion like no other. Ten 1969 graduates of St. Mary of the Assumption school on the city’s Far South Side traveled to Vatican City to reconnect with a fellow alum whom they now call ...

Pope Leo XIV is marking one year since his historic election, making the transition from a low-profile cardinal to one of the most recognizable figures on the planet. His election led to something ...

She missed a higher calling! A Chicago bank worker hung up on Pope Leo XIV when he tried to change his on-file address to the Vatican because she thought it was a prank, according to the pope’s ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pope Leo XIV met Thursday at the Vatican to discuss the situation in the Middle East and other matters, a meeting that came after weeks of tension between the ...

The great goal of Leo XIV’s pontificate is to restore unity in the Church. The task, however, is particularly arduous. In short, it is something easier said than done. The Pontiff’s comments to ...

Rubio met Pope Leo at Vatican on Thursday morning Trump has repeatedly attacked Leo, first US pope Leo, Iran war critic, says he is spreading Christian message First papal meeting with Trump cabinet ...

A large Roman Catholic diocese pushed back at criticism Friday after Pope Leo XIV appointed a former illegal immigrant as a bishop amid heightened tensions between the Vatican and Washington over ...

It is a scene that feels more like a sitcom script than a Vatican reality: Two months after Robert Francis Prevost, a Chicago-born cardinal, was elected Pope Leo XIV, he found himself at the mercy of ...

Joe Walsh is a senior editor for digital politics at CBS News. Joe previously covered breaking news for Forbes and local news in Boston. President Trump has been lobbing insults at Pope Leo XIV in ...