Political figures around the world have issued messages of congratulation to Robert Prevost, who was elected Thursday as Pope ...

Catholic leaders across Africa are expressing excitement at the election of the first American as Pope Leo XIV.

When the 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on May 8, 2025, appeared on the main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for the first time as Pope Leo XIV, he was cheered loudly by the huge crowd of ...

In a historic moment reverberating from the Vatican to the streets of Monrovia, the Catholic Church in Liberia has joined millions around the globe in extending prayerful wishes to newly elected Pope ...

How Pope Leo XIV chooses to tackle critical topics from same-sex marriage to women in the church remains to be seen, but ...

The process of choosing a new pope is a sacred tradition for the catholic church. Local Catholic schools are using the opportunity to teach students about the process of choosing the next pontiff.

The first American pope succeeds Francis, preaching peace while confronting Church divides and urgent global crises.

The Vatican announced the election of Pope Leo XIV shortly after white smoke blew from the roof of the Sistine Chapel on ...

Barack Obama and Michelle Obama shared their reaction to "fellow Chicagoan" Robert Francis Prevost becoming Pope Leo XIV, the ...

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevos in the U.S., has been chosen to succeed Pope Francis as the head of the Catholic ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church — and his papal name is Pope Leo XIV ...