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 ...

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.

a rite of passage that has become synonymous with the papacy's global reach and mediatic draw. VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity ...

The modality for choosing a PopeTHE election of a Pope, known as the papal conclave, is one of the most solemn and secretive ...

Peter’s Basilica and greeted the faithful as Pope Leo XIV ... No sound bite will capture this papacy. But we’ve been given a clue. Leo XIV is building bridges — and asking us to cross ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world ... Leo officially opened his pontificate by taking his first popemobile tour through the piazza, a ...

GENAZZANO, Italy—A new photo of Leo XIV ... papal visits to a Virgin Mary icon in the Sanctuary of Our Mother of Good Counsel, commemorating where he prayed two days after being elected pope.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV set the tone for his papacy Sunday with a call to stop exploiting nature and marginalizing the poor, before an audience including JD Vance and tens of thousands of pilgrims ...

Pope Leo XIV meets with Vice President JD Vance ... is a fragile flower,” and a coffee-table sized picture book of the papal apartments in the Apostolic Palace. Leo noted that Francis had ...

Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. A new pope’s last moments before emerging to a global role The new pope, whoever he is, should now be donning his papal vestments in the so-called “Room of ...