Political figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election on Thursday, May 8, as Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. Hailing from Chicago and a dual U.

The older brother of Pope Leo XIV said Monday that there could be some “bumps” when the new leader of the Catholic Church meets President Donald Trump, but he dismissed the idea that the pope is “woke.

It still may be hard to believe, but the new pope is from Chicago. In just a few days, those who consider Pope Leo XIV their own are headed to Rome for his installation ceremony. Six Augustinians from the Catholic Theological Union in Hyde Park,

On "This Week," Cardinal Cupich said Pope Leo XIV may call for changes to the United States immigration system.

On Saturday, Leo invoked his namesake, Pope Leo XIII, who is credited with shaping Catholic social teaching and who wrote in his 1891 encyclical, Rerum Novarum, about the rights of workers and challenges of capitalism in the industrial age.

Pope Leo XIV's former diocese reacted with jubilation when it was announced that their former bishop had been named the new head of the Catholic Church, and it was all captured on video. The post WATCH: Leo XIV’s Former Diocese Reacts to Announcement He’s the New Pope Like Sports Fans Winning a Championship first appeared on Mediaite.

Pope Leo XIV has plenty to say about his home country. The first-ever American pope was elected to lead the Catholic church on May 8. On Monday, May 12, the Chicago-born pontiff — previously known as Cardinal Robert Prevost — made an appearance at the Vatican where he offered a cryptic answer to one reporter’s question.