But as Robert Prevost announced his papal name to be Pope Leo XIV, questions are being raised on why exactly the pope must ...

The Roman Catholic Church elected its new pope on Thursday, with the conclave selecting American Cardinal Robert Prevost, ...

People are only now just realising what Pope Francis’ real name was following Pope Leo's election as the new Bishop of Rome.

Pope Francis, whose birth name was Jorge Mario Bergoglio, chose a papal name that hadn't been chosen by a pope before, so in ...

The Vatican announced the election of Pope Leo XIV shortly after white smoke blew from the roof of the Sistine Chapel on ...

Pope Leo, born Robert Francis Prevost, is the 267th successor to St. Peter and the first-ever American pontiff who arrives on ...

After just one day of seclusion in the Vatican, the 2025 papal conclave ended with the election of American-born Cardinal ...

American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was named Thursday as the new leader of the Catholic church. The first American pope in history has taken the name Leo XIV. White smoke earlier in the day was ...

The question facing the conclave is whether the cardinals want to continue in the direction set by Pope Francis.

Conclave: The key names and words to know as a new Pope is selected - The centuries-old transition process involves an ...

Even if a pronatalist proposal to honor mothers in the halls of power is well-intended, it’s missing the point.