Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.

The Archdiocese of Louisville celebrated the new pope with a large mass. Over 200 parishioners gathered to embrace their new ...

The 69-year-old Chicago native, known for being reserved and private, brings a different style to the papacy compared to his ...

Pope Leo XIV, formerly the Chicago-born cardinal Robert Prevost, is said to be an even-keeled, pragmatic leader: “He knows ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, born in Chicago, has been elected Pope Leo XIV, making history as the first American to lead ...

Robert Francis Prevost, who led the Vatican office that selects and manages bishops around the world, has spent much of his ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On Monday, the Archdiocese of Louisville held a "Mass of Thanksgiving for Pope Leo XIV" to celebrate the election of the new leader of the Catholic faith. Music rang once again ...

Father Robert Prevost first arrived in Peru in 1985 during a time of crisis, the aftermath of devastating El Niño rains that ...

White smoke billowed out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday afternoon as Pope Leo XIV, formerly the American ... He most recently honed his leadership skills during eight years as Bishop of ...

In the frenzied days leading up to the papal conclave following Pope Francis’s passing on April 21, speculation was rampant: ...