Some conservatives and traditionalist Catholics are cautiously optimistic over the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, hopeful ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Monday called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the “precious gift ...

Leo, who was born in Chicago, signed a baseball that someone held out to him. A woman in the line asked him for a selfie — a ...

The new pope’s status as an American shocked me, and I immediately began to consider the politics and symbolism of the choice.

The pop star was photographed on May 8 in attendance at the conclave election of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, which is a ...

By Patrick Smith and Corky Siemaszko, NBC News Pope Leo XIV told NBC News' Lester Holt on Monday that Catholics who strayed from the church may return in part because it now has an American-born ...

Pope Leo also celebrated Mother’s Day as jubilee bands and thousands of pilgrims created a festive atmosphere in St. Peter’s ...

The leader of the Diocese of Palm Beach hailed the choice of American-born Pope Leo XIV as Pope Francis' successor.

While it is interesting and perhaps even a point of pride that the new Pope Leo XIV was born in the United States, most of ...

Pope Leo XIV gives his homily while celebrating his first Mass as pope with the cardinals who elected him in the Sistine ...

Pope Leo XIV held his first public audience with members of the media, saying the church stood in solidarity with them for "seeking the truth." ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV, formerly known asCardinal Robert Francis Prevost, has made history twice. Not only is he the ...