In this day and age, even the holy leave social media trails. The new pope's online footprint was quickly dissected Thursday just minutes after he was elected the next head of the Catholic Church ...

The newly elected pope, who will take on the name Pope Leo XIV, addressed the crowd in his first speech as the the 267th Roman Catholic Church pontiff. He was elected in the fourth ballot of the ...

Pope Leo XIV gave his first homily at a Mass on Friday, one day after he was selected by a conclave of cardinals at the Vatican to lead the Catholic Church. The first U.S. pope in history said he ...

Washington — President Trump celebrated the election of the first U.S.-born pope, calling it a "Great Honor" that Robert Francis Prevost, who chose Leo XIV as his papal name, was selected ...

New Jersey Catholics expressed shock and joy on Thursday at the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff. A native of Chicago, Pope Leo XIV — the former Cardinal Robert F.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, whose papal name will be Pope Leo XIV, will make history as the first American pope Jordana Comiter is an Associate Editor on the Evergreen team at PEOPLE. She has been ...

In his first official remarks as pope, Leo XIV delivered a powerful message to the College of Cardinals on Saturday, warning that artificial intelligence (AI) presents serious new risks to human ...

The brother of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, who made history by becoming the first American pontiff, shared his "overwhelming" reaction to the news on Thursday. John Prevost told FOX 32 that ...

Pope Leo XIV’s old posts don’t seem to have fazed Vice President JD Vance who congratulated the pontiff on his new election Thursday. “Congratulations to Leo XIV, the first American Pope ...

Editor's Note: For the latest updates onPope Leo XIV's first full day as pontiff, visit USA TODAY's coverage for Friday, May 9. Pope Leo XIV marked his first full day as leader of the 1.4-billion ...

Not even the pontiff’s older brother, a retired Catholic school principal, could sway him away from the chosen name Leo. Breaking News Reporter Pope Leo XIV ignored last-second advice from his ...

Upon his arrival to St. Peter's Basilica balcony on Thursday afternoon, May 8, the newly-elected Pope Leo XIV adorned a bright red shoulder cover and ornately-decorated stole, a contrast from the ...