The new pope, speaking to thousands in St. Peter’s Square, echoed themes that Francis, his predecessor, regularly addressed.

Image Courtesy of Patrick D. Lewis By Anthony Curioso and Patrick D. Lewis Upon the May 8 announcement that the College of Cardinals had elected Robert Cardinal Prevost OSA as Pope in the 2025 papal ...

Robert Prevost, a tennis-loving, Wordle-playing White Sox fan from Chicago, is now leader of the world's nearly 1.5 billion Catholics. Vatican observers describe what the election of Leo XIV, the ...

Pope Leo XIV led the Regina caeli prayer — often spoken during the time between Easter Sunday and Pentecost — in St. Peter's Basilica on Sunday, May 11. The pontiff, who was elected on May 8 after a ...

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

After celebrating his first Mass as pope, Leo XIV is slated to have a full schedule in the coming days. His next engagement is expected to be a May 10 meeting with cardinals. He'll then have midday ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first U.S.-born pontiff, said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he ...

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

Francis, the first Latin American pope, clearly had his eye on Prevost and in many ways saw him as his heir apparent.

Americans gather in St. Peter’s Square on May 8, 2025, to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the United States. \| Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA. America ...

The Catholic Church has a new leader and congratulations are pouring in as Pope Leo XIV prepares to celebrate his first Mass.