In a jubilant atmosphere, more than 10,000 faithful gathered in front of the Basilica and Cathedral of Santa María de ...

Pope Leo XIV is seen as a centrist who shares his predecessor's progressive views on certain social issues. Here's what we ...

Tens of thousands of faithful Catholics gathered in St. Peter’s Square to watch Pope Leo XIV deliver the first Sunday ...

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake rattled eastern Tennessee and was felt all through the Southeastern states. On “This Week,” ABC News’ Correspondent Matt Rivers reports from Chiclayo, Peru, where Pope Leo ...

In Peru, Pope Leo XIV is known as the saintly missionary who waded through mud after torrential rains flooded the region, ...

Two victim advocacy groups had earlier questioned Leo XIV's commitment to addressing sexual violence in the church ...

Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost) is the second Roman Pontiff, after Pope Francis, from the Americas. Unlike Jorge ...

On Thursday, the Vatican in Rome made history when the conclave of cardinals chose U.S.-born Robert Francis Prevost to be the ...

So what can we expect from Prevost? His Augustinian roots suggest discipline and seriousness. And his Chicago roots, say we, ...

The new pope, Leo XIV, has this in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy: He's been in positions of ...

Pope Leo XIV, or Papa León 14, has been selected to lead the Catholic Church and its 1.4 billion congregation worldwide.

Thousands of Catholics gathered on Saturday for an outdoor mass in the Peruvian city of Chiclayo to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, who for years lived, ate and ...