The hopeful case is that the new Holy Father will come prepared to tackle two major challenges for the church: its rickety ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert ...

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

Pope Leo XIV has a history sharing criticisms of Trump and Vance on social media, raising questions about his future relationship with Trump.

SCHIAVON, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV’ s choice of name signals a commitment to social justice which is very much in line with ...

White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chape l and St. Peter's bells chimed around 6 p.m. local time in Rome on May 8, ...

"Making light of this sacred office is deeply offensive and undermines the respect due to a central figure of our faith," Rev ...

Pope Leo XIV’s name choice ‘signals he will continue work of Francis’ - Pope Leo will have the challenge of following in the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Robert Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV. The Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ...