Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff at the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on May 9, the day after stunning the world as the first pope from the United States in the Church's history.

The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that ...

The Mass comes less than a day after 133 cardinal electors selected Leo as the 267th pope of the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV will celebrate his first Mass as pontiff on Friday morning as he ascends to the leadership of 1.4 billion Roman ...

Leaders called the decision from the conclave “a powerful moment for the Catholic Church — and for American Catholics.” ...

We have a pope! I join with Catholics in the Archdiocese of Boston and throughout the world, along with people of good will, ...

Discover how Pope Francis viewed Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, and explore the deep respect and admiration they shared.

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The United States was often deemed too powerful — militarily, diplomatically, and even culturally — for one of its own to ...

A small, single-family house in the south suburbs is generating a lot of attention for being Pope Leo XIV's childhood home. WGN's Christine Flores reports about what we know so far about the property.

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Pope Leo offers hope as ‘bridge builder’ to continue Francis’ leadership as first United States-born leader of the Catholic Church.