Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace in the world, offering a message of communion during an inaugural ...

Vice President Vance and second lady Usha Vance met Pope Leo XIV while in Vatican City for the pontiff’s inauguration mass on Sunday. Before exiting St. Peter’s Square, the vice president and ...

Prior to his elevation to the papacy, Pope Leo XIV stayed out of the spotlight on certain reforms backed by his predecessor but maintained a close relationship with Pope Francis and support for ...

Pope Leo XIV made history last week as the first American elected to lead the Catholic Church. While he now presides over a flock of 1.4 billion people worldwide from within Vatican City ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American leader of the Catholic Church, previously known as Robert Francis Prevost, gave his first Sunday blessing as pope and called for peace in the Ukraine-Russia ...

To many Peruvians, however, Leo is more than the first pope from the U.S. He is also the first Peruvian pope. Pope Leo, born on the South Side of Chicago, first arrived in Peru in 1985 as a ...

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 ...

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 ...

One cardinal who cast his ballot said the pope’s choice of the papal name Leo might signal a particular interest in workers’ rights. By Elizabeth Dias Elizabeth Dias, who covers religion ...