The pope is many things, by definition and as a byproduct of his job description. The bishop of Rome. The worldwide leader of ...

Congressman Brendan Boyle on how the new pope affects American politics, on issues both in line and at odds with the Trump administration ...

As Saint Peter’s Square prepares to welcome thousands for Pope Leo XIV’s first Angelus blessing, Catholic leaders around the world are paying close attention.

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

Though Leo XIV is from Chicago, his election to the papacy reflects the move of Christianity toward the Global South.

He’s the first American Pope in history, but Leo XIV might not be able to escape the IRS - The native Chicagoan and baseball ...

Pope Leo XIV made his first trip outside Rome since being elected as leader of the Catholic Church. The pope was driven to ...

There is little without precedent in the Catholic Church, but it is fair to say nothing exactly like the election of Pope Leo ...

While serving as a bishop in Peru, Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, called the full-scale war "a true invasion, imperialist ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of Rome, leader of the world's ...

Pope Leo XIV is now the most powerful American Catholic in the world, and experts say he must aptly walk the line between U.S ...

A tweet has been circulating on X of Pope Leo XIV allegedly reposting a tweet about Kanye West’s album Jesus Is King.