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 ...

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 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 ...

Leo XIV celebrated his first mass as pope on Friday, the day after becoming the first US head of the Catholic Church, with the world's eyes watching for signs of what kind of leader he will be.

Robert Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, was born on September 14, 1955, in Chicago, Illinois. He was sent to Peru in 1985, where he began a transformative chapter of his life. Assigned to the ...

An open-topped popemobile carrying Pope Leo XIV drove through St Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday morning, ahead of ...

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.