Pope Leo XIV is now the most powerful American Catholic in the world, and experts say he must aptly walk the line between U.S. politics and his papal duties. Pope Leo XIV might be "gringo" by ...

After less than 24 hours of seclusion in the Vatican, cardinals ended the 2025 papal conclave with the election of a new pontiff. The man chosen, Cardinal Robert Prevost, will be known as Pope Leo XIV ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Leo presided over his first formal audience, with the cardinals who elected him pope. VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday ...

Pope Leo XIV's papal name has a storied history — and stretches all the way back to the year 440 TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty The 267th pope has chosen his new name: Pope Leo XIV. Born with his ...

The newly elected Pope Leo XIV, previously known as Cardinal Robert Prevost, may introduce a fresh approach to the papal ministry. Historian Jose de Carvalho emphasizes that Cardinal Prevost does ...

Peter’s Square on Sunday as Pope Leo XIV formally assumes leadership of ... His homily is expected to outline key priorities for his papacy, with peace emerging as a central theme.

The papal conclave came to a close on Thursday when white smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel, and Pope Leo XIV appeared on the balcony of the St. Peter’s Basilica to greet the packed crowd.

Protestants gushing about Pope Leo XIV. It took me a bit by surprise, considering these traditions have longstanding theological critiques of the Roman Catholic Church generally, and the papacy ...

Thomas Reese, a Jesuit commentator who follows the papacy closely. open image in gallery Undated picture of Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, with late former Pope John Paul II (Augustinian ...

The footage shows Pope Leo XIV delivering a prayer before the members of the college from the altar of the historic Roman cathedral, and is then seen kneeling in a private prayer on a prie-dieu.

Leo has been chosen 13 times before. "The name Leo harkens back to Pope Leo the Great," the first pope with the name Leo, CBS News papal contributor ... that Pope Leo XIV is interested "in ...