Pope Leo XIV paid respects at the tomb of Pope Francis on May 10, after signaling in a meeting with senior Church leaders he would continue his predecessor's legacy of reforms. The new pope laid a ...

Pope Leo XIV was welcomed as the newest pontiff by a sea of faithful and an uninterrupted view of St. Peter’s Square on Thursday. Conversely, Pope Leo, born Robert Francis Prevost, introduced himself ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." By now you’ve probably heard about Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff and the 267th head of ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected pope on May 8 — the first American in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. The 69-year-old took the name Pope Leo XIV. Leo XIV has spent years ...

Rome (CNN) — Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost – now known as Pope Leo XIV — is the first pope from the United States. CNN — Rome (CNN) — Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost – now known as Pope Leo XIV — is ...

That was the first sentence uttered by Pope Leo XIV after he was introduced Thursday as the new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. From the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, the first ...

Nine months ago, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost sat down for an interview at a parish in the Chicago area before celebrating Mass. Now that he is Pope Leo XIV, his words on the National Eucharistic ...

In one of Chicago’s south suburbs, while other boys were playing cops and robbers, the future Pope Leo XIV would pretend to hold Mass in the basement of his family’s small brick home, reading from ...

It was supposed to be nearly impossible: an American getting elected pope. But it happened on Thursday, stunning Vatican experts and millions of the faithful in the pews alike. The elevation of ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.” It implies the sacred and secretive process is no popularity contest or ...