Pope Leo XIV. Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty The new pontiff previously served as the leader of the Augustinian order, and in 2023, he was appointed by the late Pope Francis to the Dicastery for ...

Pope Leo XIV’s brother John Prevost speaks to the new pontiff in their first phone call on May 8, 2025. AP “Oh, he’s called for two hours already,” a disconcerted John said.

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 facing his ...

Pope Leo, the first American to lead the Catholic Church and a member of the Augustinian order, reaffirmed the Church's position against abortion, called for protection of religious freedom and ...

Pope Leo XIV will head to the lakeside town of Castel Gandolfo for his summer vacation. After 12 years of papal absence, locals are eager to welcome him.

Pope Leo, who was chosen Thursday to become the next pontiff, will be inaugurated at a mass in St. Peter's Square next week. Leo, born in Chicago, i s the first U.S.-born pope.

As Leo passed through St. Peter's Square, one person in the crowd shouted out "White Sox, White Sox," referring to the Chicago baseball team at the bottom of the American League standings.

Pope Leo XIV talks to U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha after a Holy mass for the beginning of his pontificate, in St Peter's basilica in The Vatican, May 18, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV told cardinals at the Vatican last month that artificial intelligence “pose [s] challenges to human dignity, justice and labor.” LALAKA – stock.adobe.com In naming himself after ...

Pope Leo XIV's inauguration mass took place on the morning of Sunday, May 18, in St Peter's Square in Rome. Having sprinkled water towards those assembled as a remembrance of baptism and heard ...

If Leo wishes to remain a U.S. citizen and the State Department allows him after reviewing his case, then that means the pope will have to keep his Vatican calendar marked for April 15.