The first American pope succeeds Francis, preaching peace while confronting Church divides and urgent global crises.

Pope Leo XIV, the first American leader of the Catholic Church, previously known as Robert Francis Prevost, gave his first Sunday blessing as pope and called for peace in the Ukraine-Russia ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of hostages and delivery of humanitarian aid in his first ...

The newly elected Pope Leo XIV, formerly Robert Prevost, brings extensive cultural and linguistic expertise to the papacy.

The papacy is a global platform, so the issues Pope Leo chooses to focus on can resonate far beyond the church.

The Catholic Church has a new leader, its first North American: Robert Prevost from Illinois, who focused on peace as he ...

Just hours into his papacy, Pope Leo XIV faces shocking abuse cover-up claims tied to his time in Chicago and Peru. What ...