The Catholic Church has a new leader and congratulations are pouring in as Pope Leo XIV prepares to celebrate his first Mass.

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, celebrated his first Mass as pontiff on Friday, presiding in the Sistine ...

The Pope is the head of the Roman Catholic Church and the Vatican City, but he does not receive a traditional salary ...

Robert Prevost is now Pope Leo XIV. He is the first American to lead the Catholic Church. Prevost was born in Chicago. He ...

Just hours after being elected the Catholic Church’s 277th pontiff, Pope Leo XIV has three appointments on his agenda ...

Incoming Pope Leo XIV faces what some call the most-challenging environment for religion in China since Mao Tse-tung.

The Mass comes less than a day after 133 cardinal electors selected Leo as the 267th pope of the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass on Friday after his historic election as the first North American pope.

Robert Prevost, who took the name Pope Leo XIV, is leading his first Mass. The former Augustinian leader is the first ...

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert ...

Helen Gilligan Torpy, who was born in Ireland and emigrated to Chicago in 1952, always joked she would love to see an Irish pope. So having a Chicago pope is surely the next best thing. Da pope, as a ...