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

After he was unveiled as the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church, he spoke to huge crowds from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica. “Peace be with all of you'”, were his first words as pontiff.

Robert Prevost has been elected the first North American leader of the Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Leo XIV, in a surprising and historic result. Pope Leo, 69, has broken the long-held taboo ...

(CNN) — Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected the 267th pope and has stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as the new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion ...

VATICAN CITY -- The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that the 133 cardinals working inside had reached a two-thirds ...