Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.

While the rest of the country watched excitedly as white smoke heralded the election of a new pope, and then rejoiced after learning that Robert Francis Prevost ... role in the Catholic hierarchy ...

Of course, we are all eager to learn more about the new pope, but this effort to attach significance to things that may be ...

The U.S. president posted his reaction on his Truth Social social ... American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. A new pope’s last ...

On a Thursday afternoon, white smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City as Catholics and non-Catholics alike around the world watched with great interest to see who would be chosen as the ...

Conclave is over and we have a new pope. Here are some of the best reactions on the internet to Pope Leo XIV.

Valerio Masella, a personal trainer in Rome, was stunned to discover that his client "Robert," was actually Cardinal Robert ...

Kelly Stafford thought Pope could only be from Rome and not from different parts of the world as Chicago-born Leo XIV becomes ...

Father Michael Johns had two reactions when he first heard of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV assuming the papacy.

A résumé of deep religious education, frontline pastoral experience, parish management and Vatican governance — along with a ...