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

Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States is the new pope, succeeding Pope Francis, and taking the name Pope Leo XIV. He’s been elected following a millennium-old ceremony known as the papal ...

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

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

White smoke signals that a new pope has been chosen ... “They had cardinals who would represent their interests and could veto a selection,” said Charles J. Reid Jr., a law professor at ...

JD Vance has showered praise on newly-elected Pope Leo XIV – despite the pontiff slamming the vice president and Trump’s ...

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

The Catholic Church has an American pope for the first time. What does this mean for the Church’s global role? On May 8, the ...