American Cardinal Robert Prevost was shortly thereafter announced as the 267th pontiff. He chose the name Leo XIV, a senior cardinal deacon announced. The 69-year-old Chicago native is the first ...

India and Pakistan on Saturday agreed to an "immediate cease-fire," the two neighboring Asian nations and U.S. President ...

After celebrating his first Mass as pope, Leo XIV is slated to have a full schedule in the coming days. His next engagement is expected to be a May 10 meeting with cardinals. He'll then have midday ...

After being appointed by the Cardinals, Pope Leo XIV holds his first mass after the Conclave in which he was elected.

Those who knew Pope Leo XIV as a younger man say his path to the papacy has prepared him well for the challenges ahead.

Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel, addressing the more than 1.4 billion members of the Catholic Church he now leads.

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 ...

Standing beneath Michelangelo’s towering fresco of the Last Judgement, newly elected Pope Leo XIV delivered his first papal ...

Many expect the new pontiff to be a bridge-builder in the Vatican, more centrist than liberal or conservative, and a pope who will be guided by the pursuit of social equality and compassion for the po ...

Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first mass in the Sistine Chapel, where he was elected less than 24 hours earlier. He prayed that ...