When Cardinal Robert Prevost appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, he was introduced by the name Leo XIV. The ...

Explore historical trivia behind the longest conclave and the shortest, the oldest pope and the youngest and a handful of ...

VATICAN CITY, — Robert Prevost, the new pope selected after Pope Francis' death, has chosen the name Leo, used by 13 popes ...

Newly elected as pope, Robert Prevost has chosen Leo XIV as his papal name. No pope has been named Leo since the early 1900s.

Pope Leo XIV’s first words as pope were a call for peace, echoing the legacy of his predecessors. Here's a look at their ...

The pope's new name will be analyzed for its connections to history, religious meaning, and for clues on the church's future ...

First American pontiff Robert Prevost takes Catholic Church helm amid increasing global turmoil - The 69-year-old former ...

VATICAN CITY — (AP) — White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to ...

Pope Leo XIV ‘s choice of name signals a commitment to social justice which is very much in line with the late Pope Francis ‘ ...

New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond is holding a news conference Thursday to speak on the historic election of an American pope.

The cardinals are shut off from the world for the secretive voting that will result in new leadership for the world's 1.4 ...

White smoke from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday signaled that the cardinals have selected the next leader of the Catholic ...