The new head of the Catholic church is a tennis fan. Within the walls of Vatican City, he will find his own court to play on.

Chicago’s South Side was solidly working class during Pope Leo’s childhood, said Rob Paral, a researcher at the Great Cities ...

While Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, Illinois, records show that his family lineage has deep roots in Louisiana.

The 69-year-old chose the papal name Leo XIV, in honor of St. Leo, a fifth-century pontiff known for his devotion to the poor ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV brings the Catholic Church closer to the United States in a way it has never been before, but ...

If the new pope is able to update church teachings on some hot-button issues, it will be because Pope Francis set the stage ...

ABC News’ Linsey Davis reports on the significance of Pope Leo XIV’s name and what it hints at for the future of his papacy.

Pope Leo XIV’s first homily, delivered to his fellow cardinals in the Sistine Chapel, was a mission statement about missions.

White smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney at the Vatican, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the ...

He had the good papal housekeeping seal of approval from Pope Francis, his predecessor, who put him in one of the top jobs in ...

Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...

The first American pope could earn just as much as a U.S. president, but he’ll also enjoy a gilded palace complete with free ...