Leo, the Chicago-born Augustinian missionary Robert Prevost, surprised the world on Thursday when he emerged on the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Pope Leo XIV's formal inauguration Mass to mark his appointment will occur on Sunday, May 18 at St. Peter's Square, Reuters ...

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

Pope Leo XIV was announced as the successor of the late Pope Francis, who recently passed away at the age of 88.

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

A day after his historic election, Pope Leo XIV presided over his first Mass as the head of the Catholic Church in the ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first mass in the Sistine Chapel on Friday morning, just a day after being elected to replace the ...

As is tradition after a new pope is elected, Pope Leo XIV presided over his first eucharistic celebration as pontiff on ...

Pontiff says Church to illuminate ‘dark nights of world’ at Mass amid claims he’s ‘anti-Trump’ - The 69-year-old former ...