Leo was visibly moved when musical groups in the square played ‘Happy Birthday,’ a gesture greeted with applause, cheers, and the waving of signs bearing messages of gratitude and blessing. Pope Leo ...

A major overhaul of North Carolina’s alcohol laws, which would allow Sunday liquor sales and happy hour drink specials, cleared a key hurdle Tuesday at the statehouse, though its ultimate fate is ...

On Sunday, his 70th birthday, Pope Leo XIV presided at the recitation of the Angelus with pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square. From the early morning hours, the square had filled up with the faithful ...