Pope Leo XIV will make a “darn good pope,” New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan has said, as the first American-born pontiff led ...

American author, speaker and theologian Bishop Robert Barron says he thinks the new pope's papal name selection represents ...

The new pope's French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, who began digging in the archives and discovered the pope had deep roots in the Big Easy.

The pope also has a more direct role on everyday Americans, in the sense that he is the head of a church followed by 20 ...

After weeks of significant moments in the Catholic Church, one Billings student has found himself at the center of one of the ...

Pope Leo XIV is a White Sox fan — and the organization is embracing the news. Elected on Thursday, Robert Prevost is the ...

In the verdant suburb of Philadelphia, locals, professors and students revelled as Cardinal Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV ...

The memes, image edits and tongue-in-cheek references have piled up deeper than Chicago's pizza and more loaded than its hot dog.

Key reactions from world leaders have emerged as they welcome Robert Francis Prevost, who as Leo XIV, becomes the first US pope.

Mark Lambert, Gavin Ashenden and Katherine Bennett share their first impressions and hopes for the future of the Catholic Church under Pope Leo XIV ...