Pope Leo XIV—the American Robert Francis Prevost—was a close ally of Pope Francis. The two share many of the same views on ...

Not long after the white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney in Vatican City and news broke that Robert Prevost ...

The first hint of the new pope's direction has come with the name he picked.USA Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected the ...

That the new pontiff’s ancestry can be partially traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture in New Orleans has ...

Habemus Papam! This is the third time I have heard those timely words issued from the Vatican balcony, heralding the election ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday begin the secretive, ...

From conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, to migration, the climate crisis and schisms in the church, the honeymoon ...

While Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, Illinois, records show that his family lineage has deep roots in Louisiana.

Pope Leo XIV’s brother John Prevost spoke about his childhood and his election as the new head of the Roman Catholic Church ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost is the first ever American to be made pope and it's likely he'll follow in Pope Francis' footsteps ...

The newly-elected Pope Leo XIV has delivered a message in English. The first American to be Pope, he is conducting his first ...