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While heartened by the new pope's commitment to social justice, advocates say it's unclear whether Leo will continue Francis' ...
The new head of the Catholic church is a tennis fan. Within the walls of Vatican City, he will find his own court to play on.
ROME — The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe ...
Pope Leo I tangled with Attila the Hun and won. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor. This is the ...
"I hope to be able to respond to [the challenges] with a healthy dialogue," said Cardinal Robert Prevost in 2023.
Pope Leo XIV, the first person from the United States to lead the Catholic Church, is taking on a financial headache in his ...
When still a cardinal, the new pope led discussions on key issues facing the church during which “every voice had equal value ...
Details have begun to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make Pope Leo XIV history’s first American pope.
Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.
P olitical figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...
Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...
BREAKING: American Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was announced as the next pope. He has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV. More ...