The new pope has made clear — in his remarks and his choice of a motto — that unity within the global church will be a ...

Pope Leo XIV called for peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff as ...

Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon ...

The world was watching as the Catholic Church welcomed a new pope, Pope Leo XIV. Today, on Mother's Day, Catholics celebrated Sunday mass for the first time under the new pontiff.

The newly appointed head of the Catholic church, Pope Leo XIV, says he chose his name because of the rise of artificial ...

CHICAGO - Pope Leo XIV was named the new leader of the Catholic Church, the first American pontiff and the pride of Chicago; a southwest suburbs was named one of the most affordable U.S. cities; and ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American leader of the Catholic Church, previously known as Robert Francis Prevost, gave his first ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago-area native and former substitute teacher at St. Rita High School, has become the first ...

Tens of thousands of faithful Catholics gathered in St. Peter’s Square to watch Pope Leo XIV deliver the first Sunday blessing of his pontificate exactly at noon ...

Robert Prevost, a tennis-loving, Wordle-playing White Sox fan from Chicago, is now leader of the world's nearly 1.5 billion Catholics. Vatican observers describe what the election of Leo XIV, the ...