Pope Leo XIV’s first signals about the style and substance of his pontificate show why he won such broad assent at the ...

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Cardinal Robert Prevost was chosen as Pope Francis' successor on Thursday, taking the papal name Leo XIV. The world is ...

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Pope Francis's death at the age of 88 means the Catholic Church must choose a new leader. Here's how cardinals elect the next ...

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P olitical figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...

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Pope Francis' successor has been elected, and it's the first American pope. Here's what we know about Cardinal Robert Prevost ...

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

A U.S. bishop thought it was unlikely that Catholic cardinals would break with more than two centuries of precedent to pick a ...