New pontiff Robert Francis Prevost embraces a long Catholic tradition of standing with laborers by picking Leo as his name | ...

As the first pope from the United States and a dual citizen of America and Peru, Pope Leo XIV — a native of the Windy City — ...

The Vatican announced the election of Pope Leo XIV shortly after white smoke blew from the roof of the Sistine Chapel on ...

Robert Francis Prevost, who led the Vatican office that selects and manages bishops around the world, has spent much of his ...

Cardinal Prevost was elected pontiff on the second day of the conclave, becoming the leader of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss ...

How Pope Leo XIV chooses to tackle critical topics from same-sex marriage to women in the church remains to be seen, but ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States has been elected the new pope and has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV.

Leo’s ascent occurred with remarkable speed. Just over two years ago, he’d been one of the church’s 5,400 bishops — a role ...

Here are some of the challenges that Leo will face as he takes up the mantle of Pope. The world will be watching to see ...

It is the quickest papal election in a century, beating the conclave of 2005, when Joseph Ratzinger claimed the title in less ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected the 267th pope and has stepped onto the balcony of St.