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

Pope Leo XIV gave a homily at a Mass a day after he was chosen to lead the Catholic Church. Here's what the new pontiff said, ...

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

Leo will be formally installed as pope at a Mass on May 18, the Vatican said Friday, and will preside over his first general ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as the leader of the Catholic church on Friday, less than a day after being elected as ...

An American has been chosen as pope for the first time in history. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost will lead the Roman ...

Pope Leo XIV on Friday celebrated mass in the Sistine Chapel as Italian media saluted the first American pope and called ...

Addressing the cardinals in English, he said "you have called me to carry the cross and to be blessed" and asked for their ...

The new pontiff, who was chosen as leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday (May 8), has travelled extensively in Asia where ...

One of the most pressing issues facing Pope Leo XIV is tackling sexual abuse by clergy in the Catholic Church -- and ...

Leo is a member of the Order of St. Augustine, the only Augustinian in this conclave. The order, founded in 1244 under Pope ...