Leo XIV celebrated ... commencing the mass. A day after his election, signalled by white smoke billowing from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, many were still digesting the choice by the conclave's ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, delivering a passionate speech that stressed the importance of spreading God’s word in a world that sometimes ...

Pope Leo XIV presided over his first eucharistic celebration as pontiff on Friday morning in the Sistine Chapel with the cardinal electors in attendance. Wearing black shoes and a pastoral cross ...

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

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected the first North American pope in history, taking the name Leo XIV. The Chicago-born prelate was chosen after four rounds of voting on the second day of a ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel on Friday morning, just a day after being elected to replace Pope Francis as the leader of the Catholic Church. The new pope ...

Addressing the cardinals in English, he said, "You have called me to carry the cross and to be blessed," and asked for their help in spreading the Catholic faith.