Cardinal Prevost was elected pontiff on the second day of the conclave, becoming the leader of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.

Leo XIV’s predecessor Pope Francis, birth name Jorge Maria Bergoglio, appointed 80% of the cardinals who voted to elect one ...

Pope Leo XIV's brother revealed the moment he realized his sibling, Robert Francis Prevost, had become the figurehead of the ...

In his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church, many people see the new pope as a continuation of his ...

It's not a new or unique thing for a pope to be a sports fan. Pope Francis was a supporter of San Lorenzo, one of the oldest ...

The new pope's leadership will set the tone for the Church's future, whether continuing Francis's progressive reforms or ...

Former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States was selected Thursday by the papal conclave to succeed Pope ...

The election of Cardinal Robert Prevost​, who will now forever be known as Pope Leo XIV​ and the first American pope​,​ ...

"I must say, we have a cardinal that happens to be out of a place called New York who’s very good, so we’ll see what happens, ...

In Detroit, traditionalist Catholics were bracing for a crackdown. The promise of change in Rome offers them a sliver of hope ...

Francis arrived in New York after his first stop in the United States, in Washington, D.C., and before his final stop, in ...

Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, was asked about the post on the sidelines of a Mass he celebrated at a Rome church ...