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

Pope Leo XIV explained his choice of name and the Church’s social teaching in the face of artificial intelligence and more.

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.

Gerard O'Connell speaks to Colleen Dulle and Sam Sawyer, SJ about the unexpectedly quick election of Pope Leo XIV.

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.

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

Pope Leo XIV’s election by the college of cardinals on Thursday surprised millions of Catholics around the world, including ...

Pope Leo XIV says Catholic Church must illuminate 'dark nights of this world' in first Mass - Friday’s service comes a day ...

As Pope Leo XIV stepped out in front of cheering crowds outside of St. Peter’s Basilica to give his first speech as head of ...

Chicago-born Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, has been elected as pontiff. Here's what's anticipated from his papacy when it ...

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

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