The new pope's eldest brother has come under scrutiny for inflammatory political posts—here's what we know about him.

Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.

As a Chicagoan who teaches at Villanova University, it was surreal for me to watch the election of Cardinal Robert Francis ...

Hector Camacho remembers Robert Prevost, set to be formally inaugurated as Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, as a young jeans-wearing ...

With the election of the new Pope Leo XIV, Pensions & Investments reviewed the financial standing of the United States ...

Pope Leo XIV emphasized the importance of global peace on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump is pitching himself as a ...

Almost a week after Cardinal Robert Prevost was announced as the new Pope Leo XIV, people are still talking about the first ...

Editor and Publisher Dan Evans talks about how the Napa Valley Register localized the announcement about the new (American) ...

We do not need loud, forceful communication,” said Pope Leo XIV, the Chicago-born American prelate Robert Prevost – at his ...

Despite losing 1,200 churches, America has gained 2.9 million Catholics since 2010, according to an NBC News analysis of data from the U.S. Religion Census.

Trump has abandoned, and seeks to undermine, many pillars of America’s moral leadership, so Leo’s new papacy comes at a critical time as the church and the world look for a leader who will inspire and ...

The motto of one newly elected American world leader: " Fight! " The other introduced himself to the world with his first ...