The Catholic Church has a new leader and congratulations are pouring in as Pope Leo XIV prepares to celebrate his first Mass.

What does it mean that the newest pope has chosen the name Leo XIV? We look to the history of papal Leos to decode the choice.

Political figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...

The election of a new pope is “very exciting, and we are sending blessings and congratulations," Rabbi Marc Baker of the ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff to hail from the United States, will face a number of challenges as he takes over leadership of the Catholic Church.

The Catholic office overseeing the Gaza church with which the late Pope Francis communicated daily has shared with Newsweek a ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

Pope Leo XIV has only been in the job one day and already faces a packed schedule of religious services, diplomatic meetings ...

The world receives a message of ‘peace and justice’ from the Vatican amid global turmoil and a long shadow of abuse in the ...