Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, is beginning his ministry with a historic ceremony at St. Peter’s Square, blending ...

So it is no surprise that in his first public moment, as Pope Leo offered his Urbi et Orbi Blessing (to the city of Rome and ...

The motto of one newly elected American world leader: " Fight! " The other introduced himself to the world with his first ...

The contrast between President Donald Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV couldn’t be more stark, politically, personally or ...

Bishop Kelly expects the newly elected leader, the first American to hold the position, to carry on the synodal process embraced by his predecessor.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first U.S. pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, previously led a Catholic ...

Congressman Brendan Boyle on how the new pope affects American politics, on issues both in line and at odds with the Trump administration ...

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) WILTON GREGORY: This is one of the most prayerful moments in my life. DETROW: After the cardinals selected Pope Leo, they each approached him, one by one, at the ...

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) WILTON GREGORY: I felt comfortable saying to Pope Leo, from one southsider of Chicago to another - I promise you my respect, my fidelity and my love. DEROSE: A ...

US Catholics flocked to churches across the country in a celebratory mood to mark the "excitement" of the first-ever American ...