White smoke billowed out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday afternoon as Pope Leo XIV, formerly the American cardinal Robert .

Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.

The Archdiocese of Louisville celebrated the new pope with a large mass. Over 200 parishioners gathered to embrace their new ...

Local Catholic leaders and theologians explain how Pope Leo XIV may lead the Catholic Church. Megan Clarke has the story.

Father Robert Prevost first arrived in Peru in 1985 during a time of crisis, the aftermath of devastating El Niño rains that ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV concelebrates Mass with the College of Cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican the day ...

The motto of one newly elected American world leader: " Fight! " The other introduced himself to the world with his first ...

Chairman of the Centre for Transparency Advocacy Dr. Chima Matthew Amadi yesterday said the choice of Pope Leo XIV as the ...

Chicago-born Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, has been elected as pontiff. Here's what's anticipated from his papacy when it ...

I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my ...

When white smoke swirled above the Sistine Chapel on Thursday evening, St Peter’s Square erupted in a joyous cacophony of ...

Augustinian Father Robert Hagan said that fellow order member Pope Leo XIV has "always been a brother to us" — one who ...