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

Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican this week to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

Pope Leo XIV was announced as the successor of the late Pope Francis, who recently passed away at the age of 88.

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American Pope, has said his election was both a cross and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel. Leo spoke off-the-cuff in English to the ...

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

A day after his historic election, Pope Leo XIV presided over his first Mass as the head of the Catholic Church in the ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first mass in the Sistine Chapel on Friday morning, just a day after being elected to replace the ...

As is tradition after a new pope is elected, Pope Leo XIV presided over his first eucharistic celebration as pontiff on ...

Pontiff says Church to illuminate ‘dark nights of world’ at Mass amid claims he’s ‘anti-Trump’ - The 69-year-old former ...