The pope is many things, by definition and as a byproduct of his job description. The bishop of Rome. The worldwide leader of ...

ROME - The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York, about the significance of the Cardinals electing the first pope from the United States.

Congressman Brendan Boyle on how the new pope affects American politics, on issues both in line and at odds with the Trump administration ...

Pope Leo XIV made his first trip outside Rome since being elected as leader of the Catholic Church. The pope was driven to ...

There is little without precedent in the Catholic Church, but it is fair to say nothing exactly like the election of Pope Leo ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of Rome, leader of the world's ...

Pope Leo XIV is now the most powerful American Catholic in the world, and experts say he must aptly walk the line between U.S ...

The new pontiff has already given some hints about his priorities as head of the Catholic Church — among them are peace, ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the Unites States delivers the "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and to the ...

Although the Pope—formerly known as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost—has presided over his first service for the cardinals, ...