Only John, Gregory and Benedict have proven more popular. But we haven’t had a Pope Leo in more than a century. The last Pope Leo was Leo XIII, who was born in French-occupied Rome in 1810.

The Vatican announced the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope in the history of the Catholic Church, shortly after white smoke began pouring from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on ...

A moment of major global significance took place today as 69-year-old, Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, becoming the first American in history to ...

Black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday and again Thursday morning indicated that a new pope had not yet been chosen to replace Pope Francis. Using smoke to communicate to ...

While President Trump welcomed the U.S.-born cardinal as the new pope, top Trump allies criticized Leo XIV for his similarities to Pope Francis. By Tim Balk When Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost ...

Robert Chiarito reported from New Lenox, Ill. Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born cardinal selected on Thursday as the new pope, is descended from Creole people of color from New Orleans.

Everyone loves the Chicago pope, but few people are more excited about Pope Leo XIV than Stephen Colbert. The CBS host channeled his former “Colbert Report” persona on Thursday night as he ...

The newly elected pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, has not only cast ballots in the papal conclave, but in U.S. elections as well. The Chicago-born pope — formerly Cardinal Robert F. Prevost — is ...

Pope Leo XIV, now the Holy Father of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics, has close ties to Southwest Florida. Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected by the papal conclave on Thursday, the first American ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Bishop Oscar Solis, of the Salt Lake City diocese, pledged his loyalty to the new pope at the Cathedral of the Madeleine Thursday morning, expressing gratitude and joy.