The new Chicago-born pope did not shy from world events in his public address following a prayer to the Virgin Mary, as he cited the recent 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, a conflict ...

This pope will make mistakes; don’t we all? But on this day, Melinda Henneberger looks to him with great hope. | Opinion ...

So what can we expect from Prevost? His Augustinian roots suggest discipline and seriousness. And his Chicago roots, say we, ...

Pope Leo XIV has taken his first trip outside the Vatican to visit a Catholic shrine and pay respects at the tomb of his ...

Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican this week to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

Pope Leo XIV, the former Robert Francis Prevost, is a gamer, of sorts. The Pope's brother, John Prevost, told WGN-TV that his ...

VATICAN CITY – 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 with some of the ...

Robert Prevost, who was promoted by Francis and has a knack for management and a zeal for missionary work, was a stronger ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York, about the significance of the Cardinals electing the first pope from the United States.

There is little without precedent in the Catholic Church, but it is fair to say nothing exactly like the election of Pope Leo ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of Rome, leader of the world's ...