Pope Leo XIV had deleted his old, personal social media accounts, which featured posts that criticized the Trump ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the conclave of cardinals that gathered at the Vatican wasted little time choosing a new ...

The genealogical findings underline the significance of Pope Leo XIV being not only the first pope from the United States, but also being the first with documented ancestral ties to Louisiana’s ...

Jannik Sinner says it’s “a good thing for us tennis players” that the new pope likes to play the sport. Even if Leo XIV jokingly said he wouldn’t want to arrange a game with the ...

The Vanderbilt Divinity School professor said the papal name connects to a predecessor who championed workers' rights and peace initiatives.

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the ...

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

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich participated in the conclave that elected Robert Prevost to lead the Catholic Church as pope.

The announcement that an American cardinal had been elected Roman Catholic Church’s 267th pope had special meaning for a ...

The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass on Friday in the Sistine Chapel, where he was elected less than 24 hours earlier, ...

Americans gathered in St. Peter’s Square on May 8 to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the ...