Americans are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert Francis Prevost.

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

In some of his first public remarks since being elevated to the papacy, Pope Leo XIV denounced the jailing of journalists and ...

He took the name Pope Leo XIV. Some U.S. Catholics took particular ... according to Chicago Public Media's Jake Wittich. Chicago resident Sara Schroeder said it was a historic moment for the ...

The brother of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, who made history by becoming the first American pontiff, shared his "overwhelming" reaction to ... himself to the public speaking Italian and Spanish ...

Tens of thousands of well-wishers gathered for Leo XIV's inaugural mass at the Vatican, which sees him formally take up his ...

Pope Francis opened the door to the LGBTQ faithful, and they are hoping the new pontiff continues to move the Catholic Church ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican shortly after his election as the 26 ...

Pope Leo XIV once said: "To all who sent prayers ... One Facebook post (archived) featuring the meme had amassed more than 1,900 reactions and 1,000 shares as of this writing.

I am a Peruvian who embraced America, and the pope is an American who embraced Peru.

Peruvians have celebrated the election of a man many knew as a missionary and bishop during his 2 decades of service in the ...