The previous Pope Leo emphasized the Catholic Church's responsibility to care for the poor and support workers' rights.

The Catholic leaders of Leo’s hometown hold out hope that the new pope can help turn around ailing finances and a shortage of ...

Pope Leo XIV, history's first American pope, has vowed to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace ...

Tens of thousands came to St. Peter’s Square to mark the official start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope from Chicago, could boost interest in the Catholic Church, potentially increasing ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been named the first American pope of the Catholic Church. What to know about Pope Leo ...

Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost and the first U.S. pope, will formally assume leadership of the Catholic ...

Gregorio Borgia/Associated Press Leo XIV on Sunday celebrated an outdoor Mass formally inaugurating him as the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, telling world leaders, the assembled ...

ROME — The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo ... himself a Catholic convert. That could set up near-immediate conflict. The question, some U.S. church-watchers said, is what issues Leo will prioritize ...

Pope Leo XIV waives from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, 11 May 2025 ...