The new pope, formerly Robert F. Prevost, has a mixed voting history, casting ballots in both GOP and Democratic primaries.

Before he was chosen, Robert Francis Prevost had the papal seal of approval from his predecessor, Francis, who put him in one ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV is in a new job that will have many crossovers into politics. It's a realm not entirely unknown to ...

From priests on pogos celebrating in St. Peter’s Square to the crowd outside St. Patrick’s in New York, the overwhelming ...

Since Robert Prevost is a Chicago native, baseball fans were eager to learn which baseball team the new pontiff supports.

Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...

Some MAGA supporters are accusing the new pope of having liberal tendencies, particularly in regard to immigration.

The election of a first North American pontiff came after the death of the first Latin American pope and signaled a ...

Pope Leo XIV's first Latin Mass with the College of Cardinals will start on Friday, May 9, 2025 at 11:00 local time (2 p.m.

Leo is now tied for the fourth most common name chosen by popes, along with Clement. Only John, Gregory and Benedict have ...

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

For Catholic theologians, the significance of the name could not be more clear, with the new pope tying himself to one of the ...