Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, waves as he arrives to celebrate his inauguration Mass at the Vatican ...

Valerio Masella, a personal trainer in Rome, was stunned to discover that his client "Robert," was actually Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV. Prevost, the first American-born pontiff, had ...

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

Though Leo XIV is from Chicago, his election to the papacy reflects the move of Christianity toward the Global South.

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

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

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

MONMOUTH COUNTY - Catholics across Monmouth County and the broader Diocese of Trenton joined millions around the world in ...