VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass on Friday after his historic election as the first North American ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first mass in the Sistine Chapel on Friday morning, just a day after being elected to replace the ...

Leo XIV celebrated his first mass as pope on Friday, the day after becoming the first US head of the Catholic Church, with ...

White smoke from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday signaled that the cardinals have selected the next leader of the Catholic ...

Robert Francis Prevost will lead the Catholic Church as Pope Leo XIV, becoming the first pope to hail from the United States.

As is tradition after a new pope is elected, Pope Leo XIV presided over his first eucharistic celebration as pontiff on ...

Prelates who voted in the conclave played down the new pope’s American roots. In his first Mass as pontiff, Leo pledged to ...

White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday (May 8) and the bells of St Peter's rang out, signalling that cardinals ...

The U.S.-born cleric, who also has a Peruvian citizenship, entered the ornate chapel in the Apostolic Palace, accompanied by ...

Addressing the cardinals in English, he said "you have called me to carry the cross and to be blessed" and asked for their ...

The door to the Sistine Chapel closed as the cardinals begin the process of choosing the new pope. The conclave starting ...

The American Pope began his homily speaking in English. Editor's Note: Pope Leo XIV delivered this homily at his first Mass ...