Pope Leo XIV's Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America - The election of Pope Leo XIV, ...

The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a little known missionary from Chicago, was elected as a surprise choice to be the new leader of the ...

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

Census records for Leo's maternal grandparents hint at the complexity of Creole identity and of Black identity in America.

(RNS) — The Holy Spirit surprised us Thursday (May 8) by electing Robert Prevost, an Illinois native who is also a citizen of ...

P olitical figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago native, has become the first American pope. Known for his active presence on X, he ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

Pope Leo XIV is registered to vote in the United States and has previously voted in some Republican primaries, but he is not ...

President Michael D Higgins has led congratulations in Ireland following the election of the new Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV, the first American to lead the Catholic Church, may play a key role in American political debates, particularly ...