Political figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...

A cardinal of the Catholic church originally from Chicago yet who, by some strange miracle, doesn’t appear to have any Irish ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, in remarks in 2012 when he was the Augustinian prior general in Chicago, made comments critical of what he called the “homosexual lifestyle” and the role of mass ...

The most immediate task for Francis's successor is to continue the works of the synod on synodality, the major assembly that, ...

Robert Francis Prevost, 69, will be the 267th occupant of the throne of St Peter and he will be known as Leo XIV. He is the ...

The new pontiff, who was chosen as leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday (May 8), has travelled extensively in Asia where ...

The Catholic Church has a new leader and congratulations are pouring in as Pope Leo XIV prepares to celebrate his first Mass.