Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary, was elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic ...

Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, waves as he arrives to celebrate his inauguration Mass at the Vatican ...

The U.S. president posted his reaction on his Truth Social social ... American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. A new pope’s last ...

Father Michael Johns had two reactions when he first heard of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV assuming the papacy.

Of course, we are all eager to learn more about the new pope, but this effort to attach significance to things that may be ...

Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.

On Thursday afternoon, white smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City as Catholics and non-Catholics alike around the world watched with great interest to see who would be chosen as the ...

Before we met Pope Leo XIV, shows like "The New Pope" and "The Young Pope" mythologized the Vatican to the masses.

The Prevost brothers grew up in Chicago. With the election of Pope Leo XIV as the head of the Catholic church, all eyes ...

This pope will make mistakes; don’t we all? But on this day, Melinda Henneberger looks to him with great hope. | Opinion ...