The new pope has made clear — in his remarks and his choice of a motto — that unity within the global church will be a paramount priority.

The revelation that Leo XIV has roots among New Orleans Creoles has stirred curiosity and joy about the first pope from the ...

The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S. conservative opposition to reform.

Shortly after the Vatican announced Robert Francis Prevost as elected Pope Leo XIV, President Donald Trump publicly shared ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost arrives on the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter's Basilica for the ...