Pope Leo XIV, the former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, painted a picture of the Catholic Church he would like to see, ...

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

Francis, the first Latin American pope, clearly had his eye on Prevost and in many ways saw him as his heir apparent. He sent ...

Holy Name Cathedral holds Mass of Thanksgiving for Pope Leo XIV 03:01. A special mass is underway at Chicago's Holy Name ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, said Friday that his election was both a cross and a blessing as he ...

Preaching in the Sistine Chapel on May 9 to the cardinals who elected him, the first pope born in the United States opened ...

In his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church, many people see the new pope as a continuation of his predecessor.

Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff at the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on May 9, the day after stunning the world as the first pope from the United States in the Church's history.

The Catholic Church has a new leader and congratulations are pouring in as Pope Leo XIV prepares to celebrate his first Mass.