Robert Prevost was elected the new pontiff after the fourth ballot of the conclave yesterday, taking the name Leo XIV. He is the first Pope from the United States and the first from the Augustinian ...

Pope Leo XIV, history's first North American pope, said on Friday that his election was both a cross and a blessing as he ...

Like so many of us, in and out of the Catholic faith, I never thought I’d see an American pope. Robert Cardinal Prevost. A ...

All four of Pope Leo XIV’s maternal great-grandparents were “free people of color” in Louisiana based on 19th-century census records.

Many Catholics across Connecticut are hopeful that history’s first American pope, Leo XIV, can unify a divided world and carry on his predecessor's legacy of inclusiveness. “My first thought was that ...

Gerard O'Connell speaks to Colleen Dulle and Sam Sawyer, SJ about the unexpectedly quick election of Pope Leo XIV.

A new op-ed published Friday suggested that the election of Pope Leo XIV – the first American pope – could pose challenges ...

I am a Peruvian who embraced America, and the pope is an American who embraced Peru.

Pope Leo XIV has laid out the vision of his papacy, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity ...

Former Augustinian Leader Criticized for Slow Transparency in Clergy Abuse Crisis ...

MAGA voices were ringing alarms louder than the tolling bells in St. Peter's Square after white smoke heralded the selection ...

Pope Leo XIV signaled on Saturday he would continue with the vision and reforms of Pope Francis, telling the world's Catholic cardinals the late pontiff left a "precious legacy" that they must ...