Yesterday, the world was introduced to the newest leader of the Catholic church, Pope Leo XIV aka Robert Francis Prevost. He was elected after just two days and was born in Chicago, making him the ...

The name a new pope chooses will "indicate a certain spirit and direction and vision of the new pope," said Dennis Doyle, a theologian and professor emeritus of religious studies at the University ...

Catholics around the world were skeptical at first about an American pope. But Pope Leo XIV’s multicultural and multilingual identity has put them at ease. By Patricia Mazzei Reporting from Rome ...

Washington — President Trump celebrated the election of the first U.S.-born pope, calling it a "Great Honor" that Robert Francis Prevost, who chose Leo XIV as his papal name, was selected ...

“We have an American pope and a Russian president,” Jimmy Kimmel said, calling it “an historic era.” By Trish Bendix Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night’s ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected the new pope, set to succeed the late Pope Francis and mark the first time an American has served as pope. He took the name Leo XIV and emerged ...

Editor's note: Follow USA TODAY's live coverage as Pope Leo XIV is named the first pope from the United States on Thursday, May 8. White smoke has signaled that a new pope has been selected to ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost, arrives on the main central loggia balcony of the St. Peter’s Basilica for the first time on Thursday. ALBERTO PIZZOLI AFP/TNS As a cradle Catholic ...

Pope Leo XIV's papal name has a storied history — and stretches all the way back to the year 440 TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty The 267th pope has chosen his new name: Pope Leo XIV. Born with his ...

Robert Prevost was elected pope on Thursday, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. At 69, he becomes the 267th pontiff in the Catholic Church’s 2,000-year history and the first American to hold the role ...

American author, speaker and theologian Bishop Robert Barron was at the Vatican this week to witness the election of a new pope, and he shared his thoughts with Fox News Digital about Cardinal ...

VATICAN CITY — There is no rule that cardinals electing a new pope vote a certain way according to their nationality or region. But understanding their makeup in geographic terms can help ...