Like so many of us, in and out of the Catholic faith, I never thought I’d see an American pope. Robert Cardinal Prevost. A ...

The newly elected pope said in a 2024 interview that he played tennis in his free time but did not mention the trombone.

Over an hour after the white smoke emerged, the new pope, clad in his papal vestments, stepped out onto the balcony and ...

It was the first time Leo made public remarks in English, after he spoke in Italian and Spanish only in his first comments ...

Leo spoke off-the-cuff in English to the cardinals who elected him to lead the Catholic Church and follow in Pope Francis’ ...

With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals on Wednesday begin the secretive, ...

Robert Prevost, a native of Chicago, is a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s office ...

VATICAN CITY, — Robert Prevost, the new pope selected after Pope Francis' death, has chosen the name Leo, used by 13 popes before him dating back to the 5th century. To understand his choice, it's ...

The name a new pope chooses is often the first clue to his priorities. The last pope named Leo was Leo XIII, who began his ...

John is the most popular with 23 popes taking this name. The name Gregory has been used by 16 popes and the name Benedict has ...