Hints as to what postures Pope Leo XIV might take on some of the most controversial issues roiling the U.S. may come from his ...

Pope Leo XIII, who served from 1878 to 1903, led the church into the modern world, emphasizing its moral authority beyond ...

Pope Leo XIV has positioned himself as a unifying figure amid geopolitical tensions. WSJ’s Margherita Stancati explains how ...

Pope Leo XIV's papal name has a storied history — and stretches all the way back to the year 440. Here's what it could say ...

ABC News’ Linsey Davis is in Vatican City where Pope Leo XIV has become the first American pontiff in the Catholic Church’s ...

Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born cardinal selected Thursday as the next pope, is partially descended from Creole ...

SCHIAVON, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV’ s choice of name signals a commitment to social justice which is very much in line with ...

The newly elected Pope Leo VIX is from Dolton, a Chicago Southwest suburb. Throughout Thursday, people all over Chicago ...

Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost became the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a moment of global turmoil and ...

Pope Francis brought Robert Prevost to the Vatican in 2023 as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations, ...

The sports loyalties of Pope Leo XIV became a topic of conversation almost as soon as the white smoke emerged from the ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, left, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's ...