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

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.

I am a Peruvian who embraced America, and the pope is an American who embraced Peru.

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

Pope Leo XIV said he hoped to lead a Roman Catholic Church “that illuminates the dark nights of this world” as he held his ...

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

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

Pope Leo XIV says Catholic Church must illuminate 'dark nights of this world' in first Mass - Friday’s service comes a day ...

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.

A new pope has been elected, and in a major surprise, an American has been chosen for the first time. Robert Francis Prevost ...

Known as Father Bob, Prevost was announced as Pope Leo XIV on Thursday after less than 25 hours of voting in the Sistine ...

Cardinal Bustillo says conclave was guided by the Holy Spirit with "freedom and trust," resulting in Pope Leo XIV's election ...