Pope Leo XIV has declared himself a Roman as he completes the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome ...

Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV called for humanitarian aid to be allowed into war-torn Gaza, decrying the violence and suffering ...

Francis tenaciously clung to the challenging words of the gospel. We will probably never see another pope born as Jorge Mario ...

When she got a text saying Prevost had been elected pope, she couldn't believe it. Prevost, 69, was elected Thursday to be the pontiff to succeed Pope Francis, choosing the name Pope Leo XIV and ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, center, leaves after concelebrating Mass with the College of Cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican the day after his election as 267th pontiff of the Roman ...

Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious order, took the name Leo XIV. In his first words as Pope Francis’ successor, uttered from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and details began to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Communities worldwide and in our region are coming together to honor and pray for Pope Leo XIV. "I was visiting a sick person and I was with the family, the television was on ...

The first American pope formally took possession of St. John Lateran Basilica, which is Rome's cathedral and seat of the diocese, with an evening Mass attended by Roman priests and faithful.