The first American pope formally took possession of the St. John Lateran Basilica, which is Rome’s cathedral and seat of the ...

One of the many titles that Leo assumed when he was elected May 8 was bishop of Rome. Given his responsibilities running the ...

Pope Leo XIV's election as the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church elevated him to the extremely rare, and legally ...

Tens of thousands came to St. Peter’s Square to mark the official start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the ...

Pope Leo XIV officially opened his pontificate by taking his first popemobile tour through the piazza near St. Peter's ...

Pope Leo XIV has declared himself a Roman as he completes the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome ...

Pope Leo XIV holds his first general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, issuing an appeal for Gaza, which he calls ...

Pope Leo XIV declared himself a Roman, the last step in the process of establishing himself as the supreme pontiff of the ...

Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious order, took the name Leo XIV. In his first words as Pope Francis’ successor, uttered from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica ...

Pope Leo XIV, now the successor of St. Peter ... over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops before succeeding Pope Francis, who died April 21. As word spread of Leo's hometown roots, a ...