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

Rome (CNN) — Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost – now known as Pope Leo XIV — is the first pope from the United States. The 69-year-old from Chicago is known as a leader with global experience. He spent ...

The first American pope succeeds Francis, preaching peace while confronting Church divides and urgent global crises.

Pope Francis brought Robert Prevost to the Vatican in 2023 as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations, ...

From his time at Villanova University to overseeing the church bishops in Rome, here's what we know about Pope Leo XIV.

“I’m ecstatic,” said Alec Maddox, 32, a consultant who lives in San Diego, although he and his two brothers, Tommy, 30, and ...

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

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

The election of Pope Leo XIV as the first American-born pontiff is generating strong reaction in Northeast Ohio’s Catholic ...

After the white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney on Thursday, all across the world, learning the Catholic Church ...