Members of the media floated the notion that Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, will serve as a counterbalance to President Donald Trump.

The new pope is Robert Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV - the first American to be elected leader of the Catholic Church. Hear from our correspondent in Rome, as well as reaction from around ...

Pope Leo XIV has taken over the Vatican’s official social media handles, with a first Instagram post on Tuesday repeating the first words he said to the world as pope: “Peace be with you ...

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Pope Leo XIV had an initial one-word response when asked by a reporter on Monday if he had a message for his native United ...

We fact-checked messages claiming that Ibrahim Traoré sent a letter to Pope Leo XIV demanding actions for Africa and received a historic response from the Vatican.

The contrast between President Donald Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV couldn’t be more stark, politically, personally or ...

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Piers Morgan asked Lou Prevost — brother of Pope Leo XIV and a Trump supporter — if anyone from the Vatican has called to ask him to tone it down.