In his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church, many people see the new pope as a continuation of his predecessor.

Leo XIV held his first Mass as pope in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, in what was a private service for the 132 voting ...

Pope Leo XIV, the former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, painted a picture of the Catholic Church he would like to see, ...

Francis, the first Latin American pope, clearly had his eye on Prevost and in many ways saw him as his heir apparent. He sent ...

Details have begun to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make Pope Leo XIV history’s first American pope.

A new chapter begins for the Catholic Church, as Pope Leo XIV — the first American pontiff — delivers his first mass inside ...

The Catholic Church has a new leader and congratulations are pouring in as Pope Leo XIV prepares to celebrate his first Mass.

Preaching in the Sistine Chapel on May 9 to the cardinals who elected him, the first pope born in the United States opened ...

When white smoke rose out of the Vatican on Thursday, Catholics in Roanoke were watching from their screens in delight as ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel where he was elected less than 24 hours earlier, warning of the ...

Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.

Watch live as Pope Leo XIV holds his first Mass as the leader of the Catholic Church on Friday (9 May). The 69-year-old ...