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 ...

Pope Leo XIV made his first trip outside Rome since being elected as leader of the Catholic Church. The pope was driven to ...

In the summer of 1973, the war was still raging in Vietnam, the Watergate scandal was unfolding in Washington, and protests ...

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

The Great Pope Fight of 2025 continued between the White Sox and Cubs over Pope Leo XIV’s favorite Chicago baseball team.

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.

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

Dolton residents, officials hope native Robert Prevost’s election as pope will improve an image soured by Mayor Tiffany ...

Pope Leo XIV has been elected following roughly 24 hours of deliberation among the 133-member College of Cardinals, the ...

On day two of the conclave and after only four rounds of voting, Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected and will be known as ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost has spent much of his time serving in Peru. He was elected the first American pope from ...

On Thursday afternoon -- running with a claim by an ABC News reporter -- the Chicago Cubs boasted that Pope Leo XIV was a fan ...