In his first Mass as pope, Leo XIV urged humility among Cardinals and emphasized the importance of serving the Church with ...

Leo spoke off-the-cuff in English in the Sistine Chapel to the cardinals who elected him to follow in the footsteps of Pope Francis, who put a commitment to social justice at the ...

Robert Prevost’s Catholic roots were planted in Chicago’s south side suburbs, where he grew up playing “pretend priest” and ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pontiff, faces scrutiny over past social media posts critical of Trump and VP JD Vance ...

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Pope Leo XIV was born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago, Illinois, in 1955. He is the first American pope in the church’s ...

The sports loyalties of Pope Leo XIV became a topic of conversation almost as soon as the white smoke emerged from the ...

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

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As Cardinal Robert Prevost's name was announced, a sound of shock rose up. It was something few people had anticipated — the ...

Amanda Forrester / [email protected] Pope Leo XIV is creating a new wave of excitement for local Catholics. The Vatican conclave ...

There are no biographic books—yet—on the first American to be named pope, Cardinal Robert F. Prevost. But Catholic publishers ...