Pope Leo AKA Robert Prevost is a confirmed Chicago White Sox fan thanks to this photo from the 2005 World Series.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected Pope Leo XIV, marking the first American to hold the position.

Continuing the cycle of traditions that await a new pope, the newly elected pontiff addressed his cardinals in English and ...

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

During Mass for cardinals, Scripture was read in both English and Spanish — a nod to the new pope's missionary work in both ...

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni confirmed that choice of the name Leo was a reference to Leo XIII and the social doctrine of ...

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Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first mass as pontiff, presiding in the Sistine Chapel with the cardinals who elected him to succeed Pope Francis. He said he hoped that his election can help the Catholic ...

Leo XIV urged the Catholic Church to "desperately" counter a lack of faith in his first homily as pope Friday, a day after ...

From hushed chambers to movie screens, the mysterious ritual of the papal conclave continues to captivate audiences worldwide ...

The world receives a message of ‘peace and justice’ from the Vatican amid global turmoil and a long shadow of abuse in the ...

US President Donald Trump congratulated Robert Francis Prevost Martinez on being the first American-born pope, who chose to ...