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

The arrival of Pope Leo XIV at Castel Gandolfo on July 6, 2025, marked the return of a papal summer retreat after more than a ...

Pope Leo XIV's busy Sunday included numerous reminders of his Chicago Roots. He was gifted a custom t-shirt emblazoned 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 ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV after being elected in the 2025 papal conclave. Born in 1955 in Chicago, he is the first American pontiff in the Roman Catholic Church’s history.

DOLTON, IL – The tiny hamlet where Pope Leo XIV was raised landed a miracle on July 1 after a village board approved the purchase of the house where he grew up, a move they hope will spark a ...

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 celebrated his first Mass on Friday in the Sistine Chapel where he was elected less than 24 hours earlier, warning of the dangers caused by a lack of faith and hoping the Catholic ...

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, born Cardinal Robert Prevost, made history in May when white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel, signifying his election as Pope Francis’s successor and the first pontiff from ...

Pope Leo XIV declared that nature should not be a “bargaining chip” in his message announcing the theme “Seeds of Peace and Hope” for the 10th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation ...

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 ...