Hints as to what postures Pope Leo XIV might take on some of the most controversial issues roiling the U.S. may come from his ...

The brother of Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, said the newly elected pontiff will likely follow in the late Pope Francis’s ...

Born with his baptismal name of Robert Francis Prevost, his papal name is more of a traditional choice — and one with a ...

Pope Leo XIV's choice of name signals a commitment to social justice which is very much in line with the late Pope Francis' ...

Pope Leo XIV stepped out onto St Peter's balcony to greet the crowds gathered in the square - and the world - for the first ...

The sports loyalties of Pope Leo XIV became a topic of conversation almost as soon as the white smoke emerged from the ...

Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost became the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a moment of global turmoil and ...

The Baltimore faithful are marking a new era of the Catholic Church amid the election of the first American to become pope.

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, left, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's ...

VATICAN CITY — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled ...

The local religious leader said he was surprised to see the historic election of an American pope ...