Pope Leo XIV has received a rock star's welcome at the Vatican’s festival of Catholic influencers. He met Tuesday with ...

Now that he’s leading the entire religious community, Pope Leo XIV’s priorities regarding addressing and acting upon allegations of sexual abuse against priests and other Catholic leadership will come ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first U.S.-born pontiff, said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass as the head of the ...

Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first mass and details began to emerge of how votes quickly coalesced to make him history ...

Pope Leo XIV officially opened his pontificate as history's first American pope on Sunday, presiding over an inaugural mass in St. Peter's Square before tens of thousands of people, presidents ...

He has given few media interviews. He takes the papal name Leo XIV, and succeeds Pope Francis, who had led the Church since 2013.

Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass is filled with symbolism. Here’s what you need to know By: Giovanna Dell'orto, The Associated Press Posted: 12:04 AM CDT Sunday, May. 18, 2025 Last Modified: 3:31 ...

The Catholic Church has a new pope. American Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected the 267th pontiff. He has chosen the name Leo XIV, a senior cardinal deacon announced. The 69-year-old Chicago ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears with, from left, Archbishop Diego Giovanni Ravelli, Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Cardinal Vinko Puljic on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican ...

Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity and vowing to continue with some of the core ...

Congratulatory messages for Pope Leo XIV are pouring in from leaders in Canada and around the world. The first American pope stepped onto the world stage Thursday on the second day of the papal ...

Pope Leo XIV waves during the formal inauguration of his pontificate in St. Peter's Square attended by heads of state, royalty and ordinary faithful, Sunday in The Vatican. Photo by Alessandra ...