The new head of the Catholic church is a tennis fan. Within the walls of Vatican City, he will find his own court to play on.

While heartened by the new pope's commitment to social justice, advocates say it's unclear whether Leo will continue Francis' ...

When still a cardinal, the new pope led discussions on key issues facing the church during which “every voice had equal value ...

If the new pope is able to update church teachings on some hot-button issues, it will be because Pope Francis set the stage ...

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong also wrote to the new pope to congratulate him.

The election of Pope Leo XIV brings the Catholic Church closer to the United States in a way it has never been before, but ...

ABC News’ Linsey Davis reports on the significance of Pope Leo XIV’s name and what it hints at for the future of his papacy.

The first American pope could earn just as much as a U.S. president, but he’ll also enjoy a gilded palace complete with free ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV, who is the first U.S. pope and has Creole roots, is raising more awareness about the complexity ...

The new pontiff is former Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, a Chicago-born Augustinian friar who previously headed the influential ...

Vatican reporter Gerard O'Connell, Colleen Dulle and Sam Sawyer, S.J., discuss the unexpectedly quick election of the first ...

Parishioners in St. Augustine expressed a sense of optimism and hope for the new pontiff the morning after the Vatican made ...