Robert Francis Prevost is an American leader who can remind the world what the United States represents at its best.

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

Like Francis, who was a Jesuit ... of St. Agnes Cathedral, said the election was "extraordinary." "Any time a pope is elected, it's a moment of extreme joy for all of us, for all Christians ...

Suddenly I heard the most beautiful noise I have ever heard in my life: the sound of tens of thousands of people cheering as ...

Brazilian Cardinal Leonardo Steiner told America that Pope Leo would carry forward Pope Francis' legacy of synodality in the ...

Vista said that American Catholics are no longer excluded from Rome by having the U.S.’s first pope, but are now a complete ...

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The rules behind Pope Leo remaining a US citizen now he’s a foreign head of state - Other US citizens have served as foreign ...

ABC7's Liz Nagy spent almost two weeks reporting from the Vatican as the Catholic Church elected Pope Leo XIV as its next ...

Pope Leo XIV has declared himself a Roman as he completes the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome ...

Pope Leo XIV appoints Sister Tiziana Merletti as Secretary of the Dicastery for Consecrated Life, marking another milestone ...

Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American to lead the Catholic Church elevated him to the rare position of being a U.S.