The successor to Pope Francis, who will go by the name Leo XIV, goes down in history as the first pope from the United States. Francis, a native of Argentina, was the first pope from the New World ...

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Friday that she hopes the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff to lead the Catholic Church, will be vocal about opposing ...

COULDN’T BE HAPPIER PERSONALLY, BUT REALLY FOR THE GLOBAL CHURCH, FOR VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY, WE’RE ALL VERY PROUD OF NOW POPE, POPE LEO AND AND I THINK IT REALLY BODES WELL FOR WHERE THE CHURCH ...

Breaking News Intern Long before he ascended to the papacy, Pope Leo XIV was just a kid growing up in the Chicago suburbs. Now, his childhood home may be ascending too—in value. The owner of the ...

For more on Pope Leo XIV and what he means for both the church and for the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, we turn now to two guests, both in Rome. Kim Daniels is the director of the Initiative on ...

The new pope is Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost from the United States -- the first pope ever chosen from the U.S. His chosen name is Pope Leo XIV. Here's a look at the conclave by the numbers ...

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 ...

Prevost, 69, who chose the name Pope Leo XIV, was formerly the prior general, or leader, of the Order of St. Augustine, which was formed in the 13th century as a community of “mendicant ...

Leo is now tied for the fourth most common name chosen by popes, along with Clement. Only John, Gregory and Benedict have proven more popular. But we haven’t had a Pope Leo in more than a ...