Full USA TODAY coverage of Pope Leo XIV, the head of the Catholic Church and the first pope from the United States.

Gates to the stadium are set to open at 12:30 p.m. CT., according to The Archdiocese of Chicago's website. The program kicks off at 2:30 p.m. followed by Mass at 4 p.m. (also both CT). Pope Leo's ...

The Vatican and China's Communist leadership do not have formal diplomatic relations, as the Holy See recognises Taiwan while ...

In a sermon on a major Christian holiday, Pope Leo XIV appeared to take a shot at travel bans recently put in place by ...

One would think lawmakers would have wanted to move quickly on such an accolade with an Illinoisan named the Bishop of Rome.

Their faces, hats and flamenco dresses caked in dust, hundreds of pilgrims gathered around an ox-driven carriage with their icon of ...