A priest who knows the new pope described him as "down to earth" and said he had once preached about Susan Boyle's appearance ...

Alabama Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi of Mobile reacted to the stunning first election of a U.S.-born pope by highlighting traits ...

Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff at the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on May 9, the day after stunning the world as ...

Pope Leo XIV's election as pope marks a 'super happy day' for Catholics around the world, according to the chair of Catholic ...

Pope Leo XIV said Friday he was elected new head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics so the Church can be a 'beacon' to ...

VATICAN CITY, May 9 (Reuters) - Pope Leo has confirmed all top Vatican officials in their current roles on a temporary basis, giving him time to decide before making definitive appointments, the ...

The new Pope, Leo XIV, has called for the Catholic Church to "desperately" counter a lack of faith in his first mass at the ...

Francis, the first Latin American pope, clearly had his eye on Prevost and in many ways saw him as his heir apparent.

Continuing the cycle of traditions that await a new pope, the newly elected pontiff addressed his cardinals in English and ...

In his first sermon, Pope Leo XIV called on believers worldwide to renew faith and addressed challenges faced by the Catholic Church ...

Robert Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, appears to have reposted articles critical of Donald Trump and JD Vance on X. Members of the MAGA movement in the United States have hit out at the new pope ...

Addressing the cardinals in English, he said "you have called me to carry the cross and to be blessed" and asked for their help to spread the Catholic faith.