Catholics around the world were skeptical at first about an American pope. But Pope Leo XIV’s multicultural and multilingual ...

After celebrating his first Mass as pope, Leo XIV is slated to have a full schedule in the coming days. His next engagement is expected to be a May 10 meeting with cardinals. He'll then have midday ...

Leo told the cardinals who elected him that he was fully committed to the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, the 1960s ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, has been the topic of sports rumors since he was appointed, due to his Chicago roots, as he is a known White Sox fan.

A fascinating deep dive published by The Wall Street Journal sheds further light on how Cardinal Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV this week.

Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV — has been elected, a mere 249 years after the founding of the nation.

Pope Leo XIV indicated on Saturday that his papacy will follow closely in the footsteps of the late Pope Francis, telling ...

Prevost, the 267th leader of the church and the first American pope, is now Leo XIV. But back when he was skinny undergrad at Nova, he was just Robert. The Chicago native was in what the church calls ...

The debate began immediately upon the announcement that the 267th pope of the Catholic Church was to be an American: What kind of American? The every word of Robert Francis Prevost, born in Chicago, ...