VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, said Friday that his election was both a cross and a ...

Pope Leo is seen as a centrist who shares his predecessor's progressive views on certain social issues. Here's what we know ...

Leo is the first pope with a pre-papal social media presence, which helps paint an early picture of his positions on various cultural issues.

Which might explain why White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt strategically deflected a question regarding the apparent criticism Pope Leo might have for Trump. When asked by a reporter ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago and raised in the south suburb of Dolton, where even his old house has become a point of pilgrimage.

Seminarians from the Grand Rapids were among the thousands who celebrated in St. Peter’s Square Thursday as a new pope was elected.

In his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church, many people see the new pope as a continuation of his predecessor.

A lot of my friends are calling it the Villanova Vatican,” said Caroline Pirtle, a Villanova University junior who interned at the Vatican this semester and just returned home to Minneapolis Thursday ...

In that moment, Pope Leo XIV wasn't a stranger from Chicago; he was our pastor, instantly embraced by the global Catholic family gathered there.

From the column: "I urge all our local leaders ... and all who pledge allegiance to the flag ... not only to refuse to ...

Harry Styles was in attendance at new Pope Leo XIV's conclave election in Vatican City on Thursday, as spotted in a now-viral photo.