Over an hour after the white smoke emerged, the new pope, clad in his papal vestments, stepped out onto the balcony and ...

There are early signs that Pope Leo XIV is capitalizing on a moment of euphoria for Catholics and gaining traction within a divided church.

That Pope Leo XIV is a Chicago White Sox fan and likes to play tennis are already known. But the most pressing sports ...

Eighteen days after Pope Francis last appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, his successor -- the 267th pope -- emerged.

The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...

ROME — The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe of Catholics, riven by political divisions that have thwarted the will of ...

University of Dayton Associate Professor of Religious Studies and author of The Look of Catholics: Portrayals in Popular ...

SCHIAVON, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV’ s choice of name signals a commitment to social justice which is very much in line with the late Pope Francis’ global ministry.

The 73-year-old Florida man appears to be a staunch Trump supporter who uses his Facebook account to go on the attack.

Promoting peace requires training people's hearts and minds to be concerned about others and perceive the common good, Pope ...

Who knows how Pope Leo XIV will play on the world stage ... was nevertheless broadly popular with his flock there, as with the non-Catholic population. The U.S. is bound to embrace its native ...

In his first major foreign policy address, Pope Leo XIV focused on the three words he considers the aim of Vatican diplomacy: ...