While heartened by the new pope's commitment to social justice, advocates say it's unclear whether Leo will continue Francis' ...

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Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...

In his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church, many people see the new pope as a continuation of his ...

The newly anointed Pope Leo XIV came to the balcony clad in a white cassock topped by a red cape trimmed in ermine and draped ...

White smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel on the evening of Thursday, May 8, signaling that the Vatican has elected a new ...

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

Both brothers were thrilled for their youngest sibling. They believe he will be a wonderful pope and are cheering for his ...

The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...

Prevost was brought to the Vatican in 2023 by Pope Francis as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations.