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’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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chicago Tribune photographer Brian Cassella captures the scene as Pope Leo XIV is installed in Vatican City. Global dignitaries and faith leaders from around the world gathered in Vatican City on ...

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.” ...

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." ...

It’s been less than two weeks since Pope Leo XIV was elected the 267th pope, and in that short time, he seems to have pulled off the incredible feat of winning over most Catholics at a time of ...

Today, the doctoral dissertation that Robert Prevost produced in the mid-1980s is one of the most detailed glimpses into the early intellectual life of the man who became Pope Leo XIV this month.

The pope’s selection of his name seems especially relevant in this context. Pope Leo XIV himself has acknowledged that his selection of the name was inspired in part by Pope Leo XIII ...

"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.