Pope Leo XIV held his first public audience with members of the media, saying the church stood in solidarity with them for "seeking the truth."

The celebration of Pope Leo XIV in Chicago will continue on Monday at Leo High School on the city’s South Side, where a special prayer service will be held.

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