A prominent Catholic newspaper is among those suggesting Pope Leo XIV may be the first Black pontiff in the Catholic Church’s ...

After Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, was elected pope, genealogists got to work. What they found surprised them.

The late pope’s attention to geographic detail led to what was described as the most diverse conclave in the history of the ...

The newly anointed Pope Leo XIV came to the balcony clad in a white cassock topped by a red cape trimmed in ermine and draped ...

To many, Pope Leo XIV seemed a different sort of American, a man who served the poor for decades, spoke Spanish and Italian ...

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

Catholic leaders across Africa are expressing excitement at the election of the first American as Pope Leo XIV.

World leaders welcomed the election on Thursday of Robert Francis Prevost, who as Pope Leo XIV, becomes the first leader of ...

The Vatican announced the election of Pope Leo XIV shortly after white smoke blew from the roof of the Sistine Chapel on ...

Barack Obama and Michelle Obama shared their reaction to "fellow Chicagoan" Robert Francis Prevost becoming Pope Leo XIV, the ...

Black smoke again billowed out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the second day of the conclave, indicating that no new ...