NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The new pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, who ...

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

One cardinal who cast his ballot said the pope’s choice of the papal name Leo might signal a particular interest in workers’ ...

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

Pope Leo XIV is registered to vote in the United States and has previously voted in some Republican primaries, but he is not ...

When Cardinal Robert Prevost was in the first grade, his neighbor told him he would be the first American pope, his brother ...

How Pope Leo XIV chooses to tackle critical topics from same-sex marriage to women in the church remains to be seen, but ...

In his first words as Pope Francis’ successor, uttered from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, Leo said, “Peace be with you, ...

Leo is the first pope with a pre-papal social media presence, which helps paint an early picture of his positions on various ...

"I hope to be able to respond to [the challenges] with a healthy dialogue," said Cardinal Robert Prevost in 2023.

After less than 24 hours of seclusion in the Vatican, cardinals ended the 2025 papal conclave with the election of a new ...

Robert Prevost, who took the name Pope Leo XIV, led his first Mass at the Sistine Chapel. He is the first American pope in ...