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

Pope Leo XIV is registered to vote in the United States and has previously voted in some Republican primaries, but he is not ...

Prior to his election as Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost's social media activity suggested criticism of President Donald Trump's ...

Leo is the first pope with a pre-papal social media presence, which helps paint an early picture of his positions on various ...

"I hope to be able to respond to [the challenges] with a healthy dialogue," said Cardinal Robert Prevost in 2023.

We have an American-Peruvian Pope,” said Betty Lazaro. Locals say they expect Pope Leo to carry on Pope Francis’ call to ...

The first American pope arrives at a time of extraordinary complexity and tension in the church in the United States.

The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...

Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican this week to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

In a reflection of the breadth of Catholic thought and belief, Nashville area Catholics express excitement and some concern ...

Everyone’s question — every cardinal’s question — before this week’s conclave concerned continuity with or divergence from ...