Pope Leo XIV called for genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff that featured some symbolic gestures suggesting a message ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity and vowing to continue ...

While President Trump welcomed the U.S.-born cardinal as the new pope, top Trump allies criticized Leo XIV for his similarities to Pope Francis. By Tim Balk When Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost ...

Pope Leo XIV indicated on Saturday that his papacy will follow closely in the footsteps of the late Pope Francis, telling church cardinals that they should take up that “precious legacy” and ...

As the first -ever Pope to hail from the U.S., Robert Prevost's American sports ties quickly became a point of global conversation after he was appointed Pope Leo XIV. As a Chicago native ...

Pope Leo XIV met with the College of Cardinals on Saturday morning for his first official address since his election, outlining key priorities for his pontificate in the age of artificial ...

In an interview with PEOPLE, John Doughney of Grapevine, Texas, recalled his early days with Pope Leo when they were just kids at St. Mary of the Assumption School. “When you think about a 13 ...

Over 18 years ago, Father Robert Francis Prevost — now elected Pope, under the papal name Leo XIV — stood quietly outside a school gate in Pollachi, a small town in Tamil Nadu. He was serving ...

The morning after John Prevost watched his younger brother Robert become Pope Leo XIV, he received a familiar phone call. The new pope — who calls John every day — was well aware of the global ...

FOR MANY YEARS HE USED TO COME AND GO. FATHER THOMAS POULIOT, SPEAKING TO 12 NEWS OVER THE PHONE FRIDAY, OVERJOYED WITH THE CHURCH’S NEW POPE, POPE LEO THE 14TH. WE ARE SO EXCITED THAT WE ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first mass less than 24 hours after being elected the leader of the Catholic Church. He's not only the first pontiff from the U.S., but also the first Augustinian friar ...

Pope Leo XIV made history by becoming the first American to lead the Catholic Church. His election has sparked the curiosity of many, who wonder about various papal aspects, including how much ...