Al Jazeera looks at Pope Leo’s views, background and his journey from Chicago to the top of the Catholic Church.

ROME — The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe ...

White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica rang out on Thursday, ...

Census records for Leo's maternal grandparents hint at the complexity of Creole identity and of Black identity in America.

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Jeremy Renner has opened up about the harrowing snowplow accident that nearly claimed his life in January 2023 and reflected ...

Less remarked upon—though just as historic—is another precedent he quietly overturned: Francis was also the first pope in modern history to come from any religious order. For 167 years before ...

Cardinal Prevost was elected pontiff on the second day of the conclave, becoming the leader of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.

The Rev. Noah Carter of Holy Cross Catholic Church says his age and good health could mean long-term stability for the faithful.