The arrival of Pope Leo XIV at Castel Gandolfo on July 6, 2025, marked the return of a papal summer retreat after more than a ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been chosen as the new pope, and has taken the papal name Leo XIV. Here is how the world is reacting and what is known about the first American pontiff in history.

ROME — Pope Leo XIV kicked off a weeklong celebration of Catholic clergy on Tuesday by encouraging seminarians to be joyful and honest, offering an uplifting message after his predecessor Pope ...

Pope Leo XIV's busy Sunday included numerous reminders of his Chicago Roots. He was gifted a custom t-shirt emblazoned with ...

Prevost, 69, who chose the name Pope Leo XIV, was formerly the prior general, or leader, of the Order of St. Augustine, which was formed in the 13th century as a community of 'mendicant' friars ...

Pope Leo XIV appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025.

The Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya has already invited Pope Leo XIV to the East African nation and believes that with concerted ...

Rt. Rev. John Kiplimo Lelei was named the first bishop of the newly established diocese by Pope Leo XIV. Under his leadership ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost waves from the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter's Basilica, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican, on Thursday.