“May peace be with you.” That was the first sentence uttered by Pope Leo XIV after he was introduced Thursday as the new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. From the balcony of St ...

For close watchers of the Catholic Church, the election of a U.S. pope seemed impossible. The "Trump effect" on the U.S. and global order changed that, papal expert Massimo Faggioli told NPR.

Donald Trump spoke to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House about Pope Leo XIV being the first American-born pope, saying, "To have the pope from the United States of America, that's ...

Pope Leo XIV is "not happy with what's going on with immigration," his brother John Prevost has said. Prevost made the comments to The New York Times while explaining that he did not expect his ...

American Bishop Robert Barron shares his thoughts on what the new pope's papal name selection of Leo XIV means. Papal names can provide clues about how the pope will lead the Catholic Church.

XII) Leo's most famous asterism (a pattern of stars that's not an official constellation) is the Sickle. It marks the head and mane of the lion, and resembles a backward question mark in the sky.

During his meeting bishops on Wednesday who were in Rome for the Jubilee, Pope Leo XIV said clergy should be helping the ...

In my America, like Pope Leo's, speaking multiple tongues and being a citizen of multiple countries is normal, not treasonous — Leo is a dual Peruvian U.S. citizen who speaks five languages.

Here's what Pope Leo has said in the past about a number of issues, from LGBTQ+ Catholics to climate change — though it's not clear whether his views have changed since or whether they are clear ...

For close watchers of the Catholic Church, the election of a U.S. pope seemed impossible. The "Trump effect" on the U.S. and global order changed that, papal expert Massimo Faggioli told NPR.

"The name Leo harkens back to Pope Leo the Great," the first pope with the name Leo, CBS News papal contributor Candida Moss said Thursday. Also known as Pope Leo I, his papacy was from 440 to 461.