Pope Leo XIV says he chose his papal name as a nod to the Catholic Church‘s last Leo, who stood as a source of stability and ...

Political figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...

The announcement that an American cardinal had been elected Roman Catholic Church’s 267th pope had special meaning for a ...

The new pope said he would be guided by a key document that his predecessor wrote listing the church’s priorities, including ...

Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical ...

ROME — The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe ...

Details have begun to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make Pope Leo XIV history’s first American pope.

Pope Leo I tangled with Attila the Hun and won. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor. This is the ...

Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...

White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney in Vatican City Thursday as the world gathered to watch a new pope take ...

Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.

As Pope Leo XIV stepped out in front of cheering crowds outside of St. Peter’s Basilica to give his first speech as head of ...