Tens of thousands came to St. Peter’s Square to mark the official start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history’s first ...

Leo officially opened his pontificate by taking his first popemobile tour through the piazza, a rite of passage that has ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope from Chicago, could boost interest in the Catholic Church, potentially increasing ...

Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history’s first American pope ...

In just 10 days, he’s brought Chicago-bred English to the Holy See, given a jolt to White Sox merchandising and hosted a global tennis icon. But the burning question for the globe’s largest Christian ...

Robert Francis Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pope to lead the global Catholic Church, following a two-day conclave that concluded May 8. Prevost's background points to a ...

“Pope Leo XIV’s critiques, praise ... Mass — to insult and dismiss the head of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church. Several U.S. cardinals who spoke to reporters Friday about Leo ...

Joe Biden, who was the second Catholic U.S. president, told CNN he expects Pope Leo XIV, a friend of Pope Francis, to “keep moving the church in the direction to be more ecumenical and reaching ...