The first US-born pontiff has taken over the Vatican’s official social media handles, and posted a message to Instagram on ...

New pontiff Robert Francis Prevost embraces a long Catholic tradition of standing with laborers by picking Leo as his name | ...

It’s a story you might say could happen “only in America,” but this one is unfolding in Rome: Bob from the south side of ...

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

While heartened by the new pope's commitment to social justice, advocates say it's unclear whether Leo will continue Francis' ...

The 69-year-old Chicago native, known for being reserved and private, brings a different style to the papacy compared to his ...

Pope Leo XIV identified artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity during his first formal ...

The election of a first North American pontiff came after the death of the first Latin American pope and signaled a ...

Cardinal Prevost was elected pontiff on the second day of the conclave, becoming the leader of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.

How Pope Leo XIV chooses to tackle critical topics from same-sex marriage to women in the church remains to be seen, but ...

Robert Francis Prevost has addressed the world for the first time as Pope Leo XIV, sharing a message of peace and paying ...

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