ROME - The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe ...

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 ...

As Philadelphians and Catholics rejoiced at the announcement of the new pope, with his ties to Villanova University, among ...

Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...

"I hope to be able to respond to [the challenges] with a healthy dialogue," said Cardinal Robert Prevost in 2023.

The first American pope could earn just as much as a U.S. president, but he’ll also enjoy a gilded palace complete with free ...

Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.

ABC News’ Linsey Davis reports on the significance of Pope Leo XIV’s name and what it hints at for the future of his papacy.

A new pope has been elected, and in a major surprise, an American has been chosen for the first time. Robert Francis Prevost ...

How did the new pope win over his colleagues and what does he bring to the role from his upbringing in Chicago and his work ...

White smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney at the Vatican, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead the ...

As Pope Leo XIV stepped out in front of cheering crowds outside of St. Peter’s Basilica to give his first speech as head of ...