The selection of Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, means there will be no turning back from the direction charted by Pope Francis, who made Prevost a cardinal in 2023.

For American Catholics, the elevation of Robert Prevost to the papacy was a shock, a cause for celebration and a chance for ...

Live’s latest Trump sketch sparks outrage after mocking Catholicism and implying Vice President JD Vance caused Pope Francis’ ...

"JD Vance is wrong," the future-pope wrote on Feb. 3, echoing the title of the op-ed in the National Catholic Reporter.

Pope Leo XIV is now the most powerful American Catholic in the world, and experts say he must aptly walk the line between U.S ...

The Republican described the president as "an American man of depraved cruelty, corruption, and shame" in a social media post.

The new pontiff has already given some hints about his priorities as head of the Catholic Church — among them are peace, ...

The world has a new pope, and for the first time ever, he is from the United States. While the relationship between the new head of the Vatican and his home country remain in its early days, Pope Leo ...

The new pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, has delivered his first mass with an eerie warning about corruption taking precedent over ...

Karoline Leavitt addressed questions about several anti-Trump tweets made by the brand-new Pope Leo XIV prior to assuming the ...

JD Vance’s intellectual mentor explained why the vice president isn’t expected to enter a 'cage match' with Pope Leo XIV ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost, addresses the crowd from the main central loggia balcony of St. Peter's Basilica ...