Although the Pope—formerly known as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost—has presided over his first service for the cardinals, ...

In the summer of 1973, the war was still raging in Vietnam, the Watergate scandal was unfolding in Washington, and protests ...

Leo’s ascent occurred with remarkable speed. Just over two years ago, he’d been one of the church’s 5,400 bishops — a role ...

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

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel where he was elected less than 24 hours earlier, warning of the ...

Details have begun to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make Pope Leo XIV history’s first American pope.

Calif., said Friday that she hopes the newly elected Pope Leo XIV will be vocal about opposing mass deportation.

A formal Mass to mark the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV will take place on May 18 in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican announced ...

R obert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, made history on Thursday, May 8, when he was elected as the first ...

The mass comes less than a day after 133 cardinal electors selected Leo as the 267th pope of the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV, the former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, painted a picture of the Catholic Church he would like to see, ...