The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...

There is little without precedent in the Catholic Church, but it is fair to say nothing exactly like the election of Pope Leo ...

New pope marks continuity with Francis’ progressivism, but offers a steadier hand after a divisive 12 years. VATICAN CITY — ...

Leo’s brother John Prevost told the Times on Thursday that he knew “for a fact” that the new pope was “not happy with what’s going on with immigration.” ...

Pope Leo XIV has never been accused of abuse, but has been in positions of authority when accusations of sexual abuse have ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of Rome, leader of the world's ...

When the 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on May 8, 2025, appeared on the main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for the first time as Pope Leo XIV, he was cheered loudly by the huge crowd of ...

Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV. The first pope from the United States also holds Peruvian citizenship, but will represent the global Catholic Church.

The announcement that an American cardinal had been elected Roman Catholic Church’s 267th pope had special meaning for a ...

Pope Leo XIV will give his first Sunday noon blessing since being elected as the first U.S.-born pope in the Catholic Church’s 2,000-year history.

American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, was chosen on Thursday by cardinals in a conclave at the Vatican. Catholic worshippers in Nigeria on Friday welcomed the election of the new pope, Leo XIV ...

Louis Prevost reflected Friday on watching his younger brother, Robert Francis Prevost, become Pope Leo XIV live on ...