Israel and Hamas agreed to swap hostages and prisoners, laying the groundwork for a more comprehensive cease-fire.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to transform North Korea into a "more affluent and beautiful land" and a "socialist ...

Pope Leo XIV criticized how the wealthy live in a "bubble of comfort and luxury" while poor people suffer on the margins.

Conservatives who hoped that Leo, the first U.S.-born pope, would be more of a traditionalist instead hear echoes of his ...

In his first major document as leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo urges nations and believers to care for the poorest in ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Texas bishop on the front lines of the U.S. immigration crackdown met Wednesday with Pope Leo XIV, ...

Pope Leo’s responses to questions from Elise Ann Allen demonstrated a realistic understanding of the American church.

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — Pope Leo XIV said on Tuesday his first foreign trip, to Turkey and Lebanon next month, would provide ...

The Hamas attack on Israel two years ago "was inhuman and indefensible," the Vatican secretary of state said, and Israel's ...

VATICAN CITY – Pope Leo XIV will travel to Turkey and Lebanon next month on the first foreign trip of his papacy, making a ...