Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday after cardinals from around the globe chose him to be the first leader ...

White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday (May 8) and the bells of St Peter's rang out, signalling that cardinals ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has become the first-ever American elected as the leader of the Catholic Church -- now known by his pontifical name of Pope Leo XIV. The 69-year-old, born on the ...

US Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected in a surprise choice to be the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday (May 8), ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

The newly elected Pope Leo XIV, before becoming the pontiff, made critical social media posts about the policies of US ...

The new Pope is seen as someone who could unite traditionalist and progressive within the Church, writes the BBC's religion ...

The new pontiff and Bernard Hebda, the archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, have exchanged letters but ...

Chicago-born Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, has been elected as pontiff. Here's what's anticipated from his papacy when it comes to key issues facing the Church.

Robert Prevost, an American Cardinal, is now the 267th pope to represent the Catholic Church. White smoke bellowed from the ...

Pope Leo XIV will celebrate mass Friday, the day after becoming the first US head of the Catholic Church, with the world ...

Pope Leo XIV, history's first American pope, appeared in public for the first time to cheers from the faithful in St. Peter's ...