Bishop Steven J. Raica, head of the Catholic Diocese of Birmingham, reacted to the election of the first U.S.-born pope, ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV brings the Catholic Church closer to the United States in a way it has never been before, but ...

Pope Leo XIV, born in Chicago as Robert Francis Prevost, has been elected as the new pope, becoming the first American to ...

As Catholics around the world react to the election of Pope Leo XIV, students in Gainesville had the chance to reflect on the ...

The deputy secretary of the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference said he is “sure that the heart of Pope Leo XIV ... will greatly ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, said Friday that his election was both a cross and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass in Sistine Chapel.

The newly elected pope said in a 2024 interview that he played tennis in his free time but did not mention the trombone.

Tears swelled in Nancy Eder’s eyes when she found out Robert F. Prevost was elected as the Vatican’s first American pope and ...

President Sheinbaum was among the first leaders in Mexico to extend her congratulations to Pope Leo XIV, the newly elected ...

On August 5, 2023, Pope Francis criticized “a very strong, organized, reactionary attitude” within the U.S. Catholic church, ...

Pope Leo XIV takes the helm of the Catholic Church as it sees declining membership in the U.S., ongoing financial struggles ...

The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) is urging the new pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, to create a "universal zero ...