Leo spoke off-the-cuff in English in the Sistine Chapel to the cardinals who elected him to follow in the footsteps of Pope Francis, who put a commitment to social justice at the ...

Robert Prevost’s Catholic roots were planted in Chicago’s south side suburbs, where he grew up playing “pretend priest” and ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, has been elected the new pope under the papal name Pope Leo XIV, making him the first pope from the U.S.

Pope Leo accused of failing to properly investigate allegations of child sexual abuse in his church - Survivors Network of ...

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova also emphasized that Russia values its constructive engagement with the Vatican on a number of humanitarian issues in the context of the Ukrainian ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American leader of the Catholic Church, previously known as Robert Francis Prevost, returned to the ...

Before ascending to lead the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV — formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost — grew up in Chicago, ...

You have called me to carry that cross, and to be blessed with that mission, and I know I can rely on each and every one of you to walk with me” ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost chose the papal name, Pope Leo XIV. He is the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church.

Cardinal Robert Prevost may be the first person from the U.S. to become the head of the Catholic Church but his surprising ...

Though Leo XIV is from Chicago, his election to the papacy reflects the move of Christianity toward the Global South.

According to preliminary data, following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, the Vatican Press Office received more than 4,000 accreditation requests ...