The new pope’s status as an American shocked me, and I immediately began to consider the politics and symbolism of the choice.

In a flash, Pope Leo XIV has become one of the most famous and important people in the world. He has an opportunity to use ...

Some conservatives and traditionalist Catholics are cautiously optimistic over the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, hopeful he will return doctrinal rigor to the papacy, even as progressives sense ...

Prices for single-family homes reached a new record in King County last month, hitting a median average of $1.03 million.

When is contacting someone not contacting someone? When you're the Massachusetts Legislature and you're debating brokers' ...

Pope Leo XIV has called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the “precious gift of free speech and the ...

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

On the first Sunday following the election of Pope Leo XIV, many gathered at St. James Cathedral to honor the new pontiff.

News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological ...

Pope Leo XIV has called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass on Sunday near the tomb of St. Peter, hours before he was to deliver his first Sunday noon ...

The new pope Leo XIV is scheduled to deliver his first Sunday blessing from the loggia where he first appeared in public after being elected three days ago.