VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, celebrated his first Mass as pontiff on Friday, ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

Pope Leo XIV is celebrating his first Mass as the leader of the Catholic Church while congratulatory messages poured in for ...

Francis, the first Latin American pope, clearly had his eye on Prevost and in many ways saw him as his heir apparent. He sent ...

Becoming pope was a big deal for a cardinal and his family. Leading candidates known as papabili (pope-ables) began ...

Once you’re signed in and freshly dipped in holy water, you can form a team of 11 papabili (lit. “pope-ables,” the cardinal ...

From an altar boy growing up in a working class area of Chicago, Robert Prevost, 69, has worked his way through the ranks to ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV, first American pope. Nigerian clergy welcome his election, praying for unity, ...

When the white smoke rose above the Vatican on Thursday, one Port Charlotte man felt a wave of disbelief and pride: his ...