Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and ...

Pope Leo XIV delivered his first public homily as pope during a Mass with the College of Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel on ...

You have called me to carry that cross, and to be blessed with that mission, and I know I can rely on each and every one of you to walk with me,” the new pontiff said.

Leo spoke off-the-cuff in English to the cardinals who elected him to lead the Catholic Church and follow in Pope Francis’ ...