And like friends investigating their bestie's new boyfriend, the internet is already digging through the pope's old social media posts. Pope Leo XIV opened his X account @drprevost in August 2011 ...

Then there was the Instagram video featuring two guys outlining the ways the new pontiff was a product of his upbringing: “The pope's a Midwesterner. Bread and wine is now cheese and beer," says ...

A formal Mass to mark the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV will take place on May 18 in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican announced the day after stunning the world with the election of the first pope ...

The choice of a U.S.-born cardinal as pope has sparked discussions among American Catholics, including Boston.com readers. When we asked if they were surprised a U.S.-born cardinal was elected ...

Pope Leo XIV’s childhood neighbors in suburban Chicago had predicted when he was just a small boy that he would become the first American pontiff, his brother said. “The interesting thing is ...

One of the new pope’s brothers has given an interview to a Chicago TV station, shedding light on how Cardinal Robert Prevost prepared for the Vatican conclave that elected him pontiff.

Languages: English. Newly elected Pope Leo XIV's significance as leader of the Catholic Church is beyond dispute, but the papacy's role has historically extended far beyond the altar and pews.

He quickly shifted the tone by commenting on the Catholic Church’s recent election of a new pope. "We have an American Pope, Chicago-style, no ketchup," he joked about Pope Leo XIV, who was born ...

In the run-up to the conclave, most observers saw Leo as aligned with Pope Francis’s legacy. Like his immediate predecessor, Leo prioritized concerns for the poor and marginalized, particularly ...

Pope Leo’s childhood church, St. Mary of the Assumption on Chicago’s south side, is in a state of disrepair and in danger of foreclosure, but its opportunistic owner now has a new vision for ...

The first American pope's grandparents identified as Black, records show. Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born man who became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, has Black family roots in New Orleans ...