As Texas grapples with the aftermath of devastating floods, nearly 60 lives have been lost, and 11 people remain missing. Governor Greg Abbott has declared this Sunday a day of prayer, urging Texans to come together in hope and solidarity.

Pope Leo XIV is signalling his commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse.

Pope Leo XIV is starting a six-week vacation this weekend at the papal summer retreat south of Rome.

As the floodwaters recede from Camp Mystic, a torrent of grief remains for the families of the children who died and those who went missing when flash floods tore through central Texas earlier this week.

Pope Leo XIV is marking a feast day as the Vatican launches a new campaign to boost donations from the faithful.

Pope Leo XIV is kicking off a weeklong celebration of Catholic clergy for the Holy Year.

The Catholic Church’s first millennial-era saint Carlo Acutis will be canonized Sept. 7.

Pope Leo XIV has made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop.

Pope Leo XIV has criticized the surge of nationalist political movements in the world as he prayed for reconciliation and dialogue.

The Vatican doesn’t tax its residents or issue bonds, and it's got a very big budget problem.

Pope Leo XIV blessed the 159 cyclists competing in the Giro d’Italia as the three-week race’s final stage began with an unprecedented ride through the Vatican gardens behind St. Peter’s Basilica.

That Pope Leo XIV is a Chicago White Sox fan and likes to play tennis are already known.

Pope Leo XIV has vowed to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace in the world.

Pope Leo XIV has apparently made peace with Jannik Sinner.

Pope Leo XIV is vowing to actively promote and protect the spirituality and traditions of the eastern rite churches, those Catholic communities with origins in the Middle East and North Africa that have been decimated by conflict and persecution.

Jannik Sinner says it’s “a good thing for us tennis players” that the new pope likes to play the sport.

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

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

Americans in St. Peter’s Square were stunned and joyous when they learned that an American cardinal, Robert Provost, was elected pope and had taken the name Leo XIV.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, originally from Chicago and known for his extensive missionary work in Peru, has been elected the first American pope, taking the name Leo XIV.