The Fox Sports camera could have panned to any fan during the ninth inning of Game 1 of the 2005 World Series; it randomly landed on the future Pope Leo XIV. Leo is the first pope with a pre-papal ...

Pope Leo XIV has experience in both first- and third-world countries, and is the first pope from the U.S. The new pope is expected to address challenges such as the priest shortage, women's roles ...

When Pope Francis died, an Augustinian associate texted Robert Francis Prevost, “I think you’d make a great pope.” Prevost replied, “I’m an American — I can’t be elected.” ...

“Leo XIV: Portrait of the First American Pope,” written by Matthew Bunson, vice president and editorial director at EWTN News. (photo: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA / EWTN ) Jonah McKeown/CNA World May ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV declared himself a Roman on Sunday as he completed the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome. The first American pope formally took possession ...

VATICAN CITY — Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV called for humanitarian aid to be allowed into war-torn Gaza, decrying the violence and suffering in the Middle East during his first general audience as ...

In May 2025, a video spread on social media that appeared to show Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost, criticizing U.S. Vice President JD Vance, saying, "You flip-flop faster than pages in the Bible." ...

ROME — Pope Leo XIV asked Sunday for prayers for China’s Catholics to be in communion with the Holy See, as he made his first public remarks about one of the thorniest foreign policy issues ...

Pope Leo XIV on Monday said the Church needs to be farsighted in discerning the needs of parents and children. Pope Leo greets pilgrims during the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents ...

"Every man has by nature the right to possess property as his own," wrote Pope Leo XIII, in his famous 1891 encyclical Rerum Novarum, laying down the basics of Catholic social teaching. The plans ...

Leo will “offer a special video message to the young people of the world” during the event on June 14 at Rate Field, home to the Chicago White Sox, according to the announcement.

Pope Leo XIV’s vision is likely to intersect with boardroom agendas. Pope Leo XIV, in his short tenure as leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has preached a message of inclusivity that has ...