Americans and world leaders are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert Francis Prevost. The 69-year-old, who hails from Chicago, is the first pope ...

Pope Leo XIV once said: "To all who sent prayers, love, and hope as I begin this sacred journey — thank you. I accept this role not as a throne, but as a vow: To serve the forgotten, To uplift ...

Pope Leo XIV reactions: Americans, global leaders cheer for Chicago native. Robert Francis Prevost, 69, was chosen on the second day of voting. By Emily Shapiro. May 8, 2025, 5:24 PM.

The pope addressed pilgrims at his final Wednesday general audience before summer break, when he is expected to reduce his ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV urged the warring sides in the Israel-Iran war to “reject the logic of bullying and revenge” ...

Pope Leo XIV has made history as the first American Pope, a development that has sparked excitement among local Catholics. Father Matthew Baum, rector of St. John Gualbert Cathedral in Johnstown ...

Pope Leo XIV is kicking off a weeklong celebration of Catholic clergy for the Holy Year. He has encouraged seminarians to be ...

Americans and world leaders are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert Francis Prevost. The 69-year-old, who hails from Chicago, is the first pope ...

The last pope to be named Leo, Leo XIII in 1878, was known as the "Pope of Labor," and Johnson called Chicago the most pro-worker city in America. Like the mayor, the new pope is reportedly a ...