he said. "That would signify something about the direction that the pope wants to take." Leo has been chosen 13 times before. "The name Leo harkens back to Pope Leo the Great," the first pope with ...

As a result, Leo had a prominence going into the conclave that few other cardinals have.One aspect that some thought would work against him, however, is that he’s American. Given the ...

Newly elected as pope, Robert Prevost has chosen Leo XIV as his papal name. No pope has been named Leo since the early 1900s. The most recent, Pope Leo XIII, served as supreme pontiff from 1878 to ...

His papal name is Pope Leo XIV. White smoke finally rose from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel on the afternoon of Thursday, May 8, signaling to onlookers that the voting cardinals have come to a ...

The new pontiff, who took the name Leo XIV, greeted the thousands of exuberant ... and a pectoral cross (large cross worn as a necklace), Morrill explained. Each piece of the ensemble holds ...

On Thursday, Pope Leo XIV, the first American, was elected as the new pope. Here's how world leaders are reacting:U.S. President Donald Trump United States President Donald Trump posted on Truth ...

Pope Leo XIV's first message to the world shortly after becoming the new pontiff focused on bringing more peace and connections to the world. The new pope stood and admired the huge, cheering ...

The successor to Pope Francis, who will go by the name Leo XIV, goes down in history as the first pope from the United States. Francis, a native of Argentina, was the first pope from the New World ...

The new pope is Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost from the United States -- the first pope ever chosen from the U.S. His chosen name is Pope Leo XIV. Here's a look at the conclave by the numbers ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, was elected the first pope from the United States on the second day of the conclave Thursday.Leo was born in Chicago and has dual citizenship in the ...