U.S. President Donald Trump quickly reacted to the appointment of the first American pope on Thursday, May 8. Pope Leo XIV, ...

President Trump joked about becoming pope, but could he actually lead the Catholic church? Here's what it takes to become the ...

Pope Leo XIV is now the most powerful American Catholic in the world, and experts say he must aptly walk the line between U.S ...

The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S.

The election of Pope Leo XIV brings the Catholic Church closer to the United States in a way it has never been before, but with that comes a unique challenge.

Chicago-born Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, has been elected as pontiff. Here's what's anticipated from his papacy when it ...

Pope Leo XIV said ‘Peace be with you’ in his first words as pope, offering a message of peace and dialogue ‘without fear.’ ...

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert ...

US President Donald Trump appeared to joke Tuesday that he would like to be the next pope as the Catholic Church prepares to ...

FROM a budding maths genius in the US to an adventurous missionary in Peru – horse riding Pope Leo XIV has now reached the ...

US President Donald Trump has posted an AI-generated photo showing himself as the pope ahead of this week's gathering of ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Massimo Faggioli, professor of theology and religious studies at Villanova University — the new Pope's alma mater — about the direction the Catholic Church will likely ...