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Most of the U.S.-based cardinals who participated in the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV said nationality was not a factor ...
As the Catholic Church welcomes its first American pope, here are 10 things to know about Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal ...
The key dates in the life and ministry of Pope Leo XIV, elected May 8, 2025, as the 266th successor to St. Peter.
Although he became pope when accepted his election, Pope Leo XVI will officially inaugurate his papacy with Mass in St. Peter ...
Full text of the first public homily of Pope Leo XIV, given at a Mass for the College of Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel May ...
Pope Leo XIV returned to the chapel where his fellow 132 cardinals elected him pope to celebrate his first Mass.
The new American pope, Pope Leo XIV, is a White Sox baseball fan, graduate of Villanova, Peru missionary and a Vatican leader ...
This is the full text of the "Urbi et Orbi" blessing given by Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican after his election May 8, 2025.
American Catholics were thrilled to learn the next pope was one of their very own: Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert F.
Pope Leo opted for a name steeped in tradition that also conveys an openness to engaging with the modern world.
This is video of Pope Leo XIV's first speech to the church and the world, which took place May 8 in St. Peter's Square.
Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, was elected the 267th ...