Born Robert Francis Prevost, the new pope chose his papal name in reference to Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903) who presided over ...

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss ...

Formally meeting with cardinals for the first time today, he said that his papal name reflects Pope Leo XIII’s focus on the ...

Pope Leo XIV held his first meeting with cardinals since his May 8 election and offered a glimpse into his vision for the ...

The newly elected Pope Leo XIV could continue in his predecessor's footprints as the steward of the environment of the ...

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

Pope Leo XIV, the first American Pope and second pontiff from the Americas, is a former leader of the Augustinians and a ...

Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican this week to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

Pope Leo XIV has positioned himself as a unifying figure amid geopolitical tensions. WSJ’s Margherita Stancati explains how ...

An invitation has already been extended to Pope Leo XIV to attend this year’s COP30 U.N. climate conference in Brazil.

Cardinal Robert Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV. The Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and ...

Peruvians have celebrated the election of a man many knew as a missionary and bishop during his two decades of service in the ...