I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my ...

Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...

"I hope to be able to respond to [the challenges] with a healthy dialogue," said Cardinal Robert Prevost in 2023.

The church's owner hopes the papal link can help efforts to save and reuse the parish buildings on the Far South Side.

Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV is now the most powerful American Catholic in the world, and experts say he must aptly walk the line between U.S ...

Pope Leo XIV gave a homily at a Mass a day after he was chosen to lead the Catholic Church. Here's what the new pontiff said, ...

The first American pope could earn just as much as a U.S. president, but he’ll also enjoy a gilded palace complete with free ...

ABC News’ Linsey Davis reports on the significance of Pope Leo XIV’s name and what it hints at for the future of his papacy.

How did the new pope win over his colleagues and what does he bring to the role from his upbringing in Chicago and his work ...

As Pope Leo XIV stepped out in front of cheering crowds outside of St. Peter’s Basilica to give his first speech as head of ...

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, who welcomed the decision to fly flags at half-mast over public buildings, said there should be an official period of mourning, pointing to steps taken in Spain, Cuba and ...