In his first formal audience on Saturday, Leo made clear he will follow in the modernizing reforms of his predecessor, Pope ...

The world has a new pope, and for the first time ever, he is from the United States. While the relationship between the new ...

The new pope, Leo XIV, has this in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy: He’s been in positions of ...

Survivor groups call election 'an insult', cite past inaction and failed oversight; Vatican maintains no wrongdoing.

Pope Leo XIV says he chose his papal name as a nod to the Catholic Church‘s last Leo, who stood as a source of stability and ...

While Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, Illinois, records show that his family lineage has deep roots in Louisiana.

Pope Leo XIV indicated on Saturday that his papacy will follow closely in the footsteps of the late Pope Francis, telling ...

The LGBTQ+ community anticipates whether Pope Leo XIV will follow in Pope Francis' inclusive steps regarding their acceptance ...

The new pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, who began digging in the ...

(UPDATE) PORT CHARLOTTE, United States — Louis Prevost is still reckoning with what just happened in his family. His little brother, Robert Francis Prevost, is now Pope Leo XIV, the first American ...