"I hope to be able to respond to [the challenges] with a healthy dialogue," said Cardinal Robert Prevost in 2023.

There is little without precedent in the Catholic Church, but it is fair to say nothing exactly like the election of Pope Leo ...

Pope Leo is expected to follow in the footsteps of Francis, who had his differences with the Trump administration. Read more ...

Pope Leo XIV is now the most powerful American Catholic in the world, and experts say he must aptly walk the line between U.S ...

Papal Conclave selected an American as the new pope. Cardinal Robert Prevost, was born in Chicago in 1955, and is the first ...

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 ...

The first pope from the U.S. was born. On Tuesday, the second day of the conclave, 133 cardinal electors elected U.S.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is the first Pope from the United States — and he appears to hold views in line with his late ...

Though Leo XIV is from Chicago, his election to the papacy reflects the move of Christianity toward the Global South.

World leaders have congratulated Pope Leo XIV, the first American to be elected Pope. After two days of voting, the Papal ...

Pope Leo XIV made his first trip outside Rome since being elected as leader of the Catholic Church. The pope was driven to ...

Born as Robert Francis Prevost in 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, Pope Leo XIV grew up in a devout Catholic family in the Midwest.