ROME — The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe ...

Can the new pontiff help the church regain the moral leadership lost in the priest abuse scandal — and possibly help save the ...

Prior to his election as Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost's social media activity suggested criticism of President Donald Trump's ...

In the right-wing loon-o-sphere, the reaction to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost becoming the first American-born pope has ...

Pope Leo XIV is being scrutinized for how he might interact with the Trump administration after its rifts with the late Pope ...

Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican this week to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

Prior to being elected, Pope Leo XIV had a presence on X, where he sometimes shared messages that appeared to be critical of ...

New pope has frequently criticised the president, especially on immigration policy, but is more socially conservative than ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV is in a new job that will have many crossovers into politics. It's a realm not entirely unknown to ...

President Donald Trump congratulated Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on Thursday shortly after the American was selected as ...

Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox.The new Pope is an American. Do not for a minute think he wants to ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...