Pope Leo XIV's first message to the world shortly after becoming the new pontiff focused on bringing more peace and connections to the world. The new pope stood and admired the huge, cheering crowd ...

Pope Leo showed a special interest in the well-being of immigrants during his work before the papacy and has been described as the “first modern immigrant pope.” ...

Pope Leo XIV gave his first address from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica, shortly after being elected on Thursday as the new head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.

Leo XIV said workers face a new threat of artificial intelligence, which poses "new challenges for the defense of human dignity, justice and labor." Leo said Francis, who served 12 years as pontiff, ...

What to know about Pope Leo XIV, and the reaction to the first American-born pontiff. How the woman at the centre of the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial responded to a defence lawyer's ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pope Leo XIV rides a horse at the Incahuasi mountains near Chiclayo, Peru in 2025. The U.S.-born pontiff became a Peruvian national in 2015 and devoted more than 20 years as a missionary in the ...