A new pope has been named following the death of former Pope Francis. Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo the XIV, delivered a speech and a prayer before his inauguration at St. Peter's Square. His ...

Pope Leo XIV was welcomed as the newest pontiff by a sea of faithful and an uninterrupted view of St. Peter’s Square on Thursday. Conversely, Pope Leo, born Robert Francis Prevost, introduced himself ...

During his first international trip to Turkey and Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV stepped onto the international stage and into the ...

A brother of the newly elected pope says the Chicago-born pontiff is a White Sox fan, and one video might offer some proof. Video shows then-Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, in the crowd at ...

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the ...

Pope Leo XIV has revealed his immediate, heartfelt reaction upon being elected leader of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic ...

New recordings of church officials spurred the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, to file an updated ...

John Doughey tells PEOPLE the new pope was nicknamed "Holy," adding, "I do believe that he knew what his path was going to be" ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty John Doughney, 69, speaks to PEOPLE about ...

ROME — Three hours after Pope Leo XIV was elected the 267th pontiff of the Catholic Church, his friend Lisa Solava emailed him from her home in southwest suburban New Lenox, where she and her husband, ...

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Xavier Junior Faviana Azalde Castro was confirmed by Pope Leo XIV when he was the arch bishop of Chiclayo, Peru Xavier Junior Faviana Azalde Castro was confirmed by Pope Leo XIV when he was the arch ...