The new pope has made clear — in his remarks and his choice of a motto — that unity within the global church will be a paramount priority.

Leo, the first American pope, told the cardinals that he was fully committed to the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, the 1960s meetings that modernized the church. He identified AI as one of the ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first U.S.-born pontiff, said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he ...

Catholics across the United States are celebrating the election of Pope Leo XIV, Chicago-born Augustinian missionary Robert Prevost, as the first American pontiff in history. The excitement is ...

The newly elected pontiff, 69-year-old Robert Francis Prevost from the United States, will be known as Pope Leo XIV. He ...

White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, May 8, marking the election of a new pope after two days of intense and secretive deliberations.

Robert F. Prevost, 69, was a longshot selection with extensive missionary experience in Peru and an approach similar to Pope ...