VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first U.S.-born pontiff, said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a ...

John Prevost told "CBS Mornings" he found out his brother was the next pope with everyone else – after hearing his name ...

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

Father Brian Jordan was walking along the piers of Manhattan’s West Side when he saw on his phone that an American after his ...

President Trump on Thursday congratulated Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost after he was elected as the new pope, making him ...

Leo XIV urged the Catholic Church to counter a lack of faith in his first homily as pope, a day after becoming the first US ...

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

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, has been elected the new pope under the papal name Pope Leo XIV, making him the first pope from the U.S.

The original Pope Leo, known as “Leo the Great,” who served in the fifth century, left an equally powerful legacy. He is ...