The announcement that an American cardinal had been elected Roman Catholic Church's 267th pope had special meaning for a ...

Leo is the first pope with a pre-papal social media presence, which helps paint an early picture of his positions on various ...

Pope Leo XIV has celebrated his first Mass, a day after his historic election as the first U.S.-born pope in the church’s ...

In a stunning decision, the Catholic College of Cardinals elected Pope Leo XIV, the first pope born in the U.S., leading to celebrations worldwide.

As Pope Leo XIV stepped out in front of cheering crowds outside of St. Peter’s Basilica to give his first speech as head of ...

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 ...

For years before becoming Pope Leo XIV — as a parish priest and then bishop in Peru — Robert Prevost built ties with ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

The Baltimore faithful are marking a new era of the Catholic Church amid the election of the first American to become pope.

Photographer Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo spoke with WDET's Quinn Klinefelter about the scene outside St. Peter's Basilica before Pope ...

For close watchers of the Catholic Church, the election of a U.S. pope seemed impossible. The "Trump effect" on the U.S. and global order changed that, papal expert Massimo Faggioli told NPR.

Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and ...