New pontiff prays at tomb of Francis ahead of first Sunday address - The new pope will give his first Sunday blessing and ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first US pope, prepares to lead the Regina Coeli prayer from St Peter's Basilica, drawing thousands eager ...

It was an electrifying moment on Thursday May 8 when Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost, 14 September 1955) was elected the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State.

A social media exchange on the outcome of the recent papal conclave caught my attention the other day. It went like this: A: ...

The new pope will need to unify a church that is increasingly global and moving beyond its eurocentric pastPope Leo XIV has ...

Though Leo XIV is from Chicago, his election to the papacy reflects the move of Christianity toward the Global South.

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, ...

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