In his first formal audience on Saturday, Leo made clear he will follow in the modernizing reforms of his predecessor, Pope Francis, to make the Catholic Church inclusive, attentive to the faithful, ...

The last pope to take the name Leo was an Italian who led the church from 1878 to 1903.

The Laredo community marked the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, with prayers and a special ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said, “I join Catholics around the world in congratulating Pope Leo XIV, the first American ...

A pair of South Gate men are facing federal charges on allegations that they stalked more than a dozen casino winners and robbed them at gunpoint on highways. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news ...

Pope Leo apparently will take issue with one of the US President's most aggressive policies, according to his brother.

Leo, born in Chicago, Illinois in 1955, became a novitiate in the Order of Saint Augustine at 22 years old after graduating ...

News of an American pope, and a Chicagoan, causes NPR's Scott Simon to remember what it was like attending Mass in his ...

Pope Leo XIV signalled on Saturday he would continue with the vision and reforms of Pope Francis, telling the world's ...

Photos and video have surfaced showing Pope Leo XIV at a World Series game in 2005. Astros fans remember the year well -- the team was swept by the White Sox.

The new pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, has delivered his first mass with an eerie warning about corruption taking precedent over ...