In the days after Pope Leo XIV's election, his eldest brother's past posts supporting President Donald Trump got media ...

(RNS) — Just hours after Pope Leo XIV was announced ... relationship with his brother may help U.S. Catholics learn to better love each other despite political differences.

On "This Week," Cardinal Cupich said Pope Leo XIV may call for changes to the United States immigration system.

Speculation has been rife about the political affiliations of Pope Leo XIV, but there is no evidence that he is a "registered ...

Pope Leo XIV is seen as a centrist who shares his predecessor's progressive views on certain social issues. Here's what we know so far.

ROME — The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe of Catholics, riven by political divisions that have thwarted the ...

Archbishop of Chicago says Leo XIV fits into the current political ... What does that tell us about this pope? Cupich: Well, he picked up on the words of Pope Francis that there’s a world ...

Experts say Leo should lead with ... peace," Gibson said. "Every pope tries to do that and wants to do that. But if there is an opportunity to engage with the U.S. administration in peace, he ...

Whether Leo continues to weigh in on American politics will be closely watched. A Chicago native, he is the first U.S. pope and there has been intense interest in America in his appointment.

ROME (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance extended an invitation to Pope Leo XIV to visit the United States during a meeting at the Vatican on Monday ahead of a flurry of U.S.-led diplomatic ...

However, two sources with access to political parties’ more sophisticated ... who’s now Provincial of the Viatorians in the US, said Pope Leo’s roots in the Midwest played a large role ...