When still a cardinal, the new pope led discussions on key issues facing the church during which “every voice had equal value ...

The 69-year-old chose the papal name Leo XIV, in honor of St. Leo, a fifth-century pontiff known for his devotion to the poor ...

It probably isn’t the first place you’d think of opening a steakhouse: in what used to be First Evangelical Lutheran Church ...

In his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church, many people see the new pope as a continuation of his ...

Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...

"I hope to be able to respond to [the challenges] with a healthy dialogue," said Cardinal Robert Prevost in 2023.

Philadelphia Filipinos had been rooting for Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle to be the next pope and are disappointed.

Among the regular pilgrims, tourists and assorted onlookers were groups of nuns. There are around 600,000 Catholic nuns ...

Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.

The first American pope could earn just as much as a U.S. president, but he’ll also enjoy a gilded palace complete with free ...

ABC News’ Linsey Davis reports on the significance of Pope Leo XIV’s name and what it hints at for the future of his papacy.

At this moment of change and possibility, four principles that Francis lived, and that Leo XIV has begun to echo, must guide ...