Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Robert Prevost, is the first American pontiff. He was elected on Thursday, less than three weeks after the death of Pope Francis, and his elevation immediately made ...

Erick Fedde, who started 21 games for the historically bad 2024 White Sox, joked that Pope Leo XIV maybe "had to pray a few ...

While heartened by the new pope's commitment to social justice, advocates say it's unclear whether Leo will continue Francis' ...

Galetto, Prevost’s former classmate turned fellow priest, said Prevost’s years saw the beginning of Rollie Massimino’s reign.

Joanne M. Pierce is a professor emerita of religious studies at College of the Holy Cross. Her research interests include ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, has been elected the new pope under the papal name Pope Leo XIV, making him the first pope from the U.S.

Pope Leo XIV’s grandparents on his mother’s side lived in New Orleans before they migrated to Chicago, where his mother, ...

The new head of the Catholic church is a tennis fan. Within the walls of Vatican City, he will find his own court to play on.

Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and ...

Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was ...

Local Catholics are happy and thankful for new Pope Leo XIV. The bishop led a special mass to give thanks and praise for the ...

Sheinbaum did say she will not attend the Pope’s inaugural mass scheduled for May 18, but looks forward to presenting him with a formal invitation to visit Mexico.