Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, has vowed to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace ...

Vice President JD Vance was expected to be among the dignitaries attending the Mass in St. Peter’s Square. It marks the start ...

This will be Leo's opportunity to lay out the type of pope he will be. But these solemn religious ceremonies are also huge ...

Pope Leo XIV will formally take up his role as leader of the global Catholic Church on Sunday (May 18), with a Mass in St ...

Pope Leo, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, is an American with Peruvian citizenship, but his identity may have been most deeply molded by his connection to the Order of St. Augustine. It ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope from Chicago, could boost interest in the Catholic Church, potentially increasing ...

Robert Prevost, a relative unknown on the world stage who only became a cardinal two years ago, was elected pope on May 8 ...

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