There are early signs that Pope Leo XIV is capitalizing on a moment of euphoria for Catholics and gaining traction within a ...

Pope Leo XIV, an American and a global citizen, can be a strong advocate for the First Amendment’s protection of freedom of ...

The Chicago-born pontiff is the first American to lead the Catholic Church, and while his positions on some of the church’s ...

While some anticipate political divisions within the American Catholic Church due to Leo XIV's stance on issues like immigration, others emphasize his alignment with Catholic social teaching.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s ...

White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica rang out on Thursday, ...

White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney in Vatican City Thursday as the world gathered to watch a new pope take ...

ABC News’ Linsey Davis is in Vatican City where Pope Leo XIV has become the first American pontiff in the Catholic Church’s two thousand year history.

U.S. President Donald Trump quickly reacted to the appointment of the first American pope on Thursday, May 8. Pope Leo XIV, ...

First American pontiff Robert Prevost takes Catholic Church helm amid increasing global turmoil - The 69-year-old former cardinal was chosen to be the 267th pope by the Conclave after more than two-th ...

The Catholic Church is stability personified. (Illustration by Dean MacAdam for the Washington Examiner) The election of the first American pope coincides with President Donald Trump returning to ...

For the first time, an American will lead the Catholic Church. On Thursday, the Vatican revealed that Cardinal Robert Prevost ...