The new pope's French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, who began digging in the archives and discovered the pope had deep roots in the Big Easy.

The pope also has a more direct role on everyday Americans, in the sense that he is the head of a church followed by 20 ...

Pope Leo XIV will make a “darn good pope,” New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan has said, as the first American-born pontiff led ...

Key reactions from world leaders have emerged as they welcome Robert Francis Prevost, who as Leo XIV, becomes the first US pope.

Federal agents investigating New York City Mayor Eric Adams were still seizing phones and applying for search warrants days ...