Pope Leo XIV—the American Robert Francis Prevost—was a close ally of Pope Francis. The two share many of the same views on ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, a surprise choice who took the name ...

The new pontiff and Bernard Hebda, the archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, have exchanged letters but ...

Pope Leo XIV has reposted online content critical of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance on immigration and ...

M aybe an upcoming Wordle puzzle will include the word PAPAL. On Thursday, Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was chosen ...

What the new pope’s name choice says about his future plans - Cardinal Robert Prevost spent his career ministering in Peru ...

Born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1955, Pope Leo XIV graduated from Villanova with a bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1977.

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert ...

The United States was often deemed too powerful — militarily, diplomatically, and even culturally — for one of its own to ...

The Conclave of Cardinals has elected the next pope. American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is now Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV, history's first American pope, appeared in public for the first time to cheers from the faithful in St. Peter's ...