Prior to his election as Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost's social media activity suggested criticism of President Donald Trump's ...

Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican this week to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

Born in the Windy City in 1955 to parents of Spanish and Franco-Italian descent, Prevost served as an altar boy and was ...

Political figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV is in a new job that will have many crossovers into politics. It's a realm not entirely unknown to ...

Prelates who voted in the conclave played down the new pope’s American roots. In his first Mass as pontiff, Leo pledged to ...

Following the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff elected from the U.S., American cardinals shared their reaction to ...

"I know he's not happy with what's going on with immigration," a brother of the new pope said. "I know that for a fact." ...

Can the new pontiff help the church regain the moral leadership lost in the priest abuse scandal — and possibly help save the ...

Pope Leo XIV, the 267th leader of the global Catholic Church and the first U.S. pontiff, will face a number of major ...

President Donald Trump reacted to the selection of the new pope and leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday.

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