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It was an electrifying moment on Thursday May 8 when Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost, 14 September 1955) was elected the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State.

For American Catholics, the elevation of Robert Prevost to the papacy was a shock, a cause for celebration and a chance for ...

OP-ED. The new pope aligns with the tradition of social Catholicism, standing in stark contrast to the interpretation given ...

While many Democrats are celebrating the election of Pope Leo XIV as a middle finger to President Donald Trump, there’s likely at least one person with mixed feelings: the Pope’s brother, Louis ...

President Trump interrupted a Mother's Day celebration and Cecily Strong returned as Jeanine Pirro in this week's "SNL" cold ...

The pope is many things, by definition and as a byproduct of his job description. The bishop of Rome. The worldwide leader of ...

When white smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel revealing that a new pope had been chosen, John Prevost turned on his television in Illinois, called his niece and they watched in awe as his ...

Though Leo XIV is from Chicago, his election to the papacy reflects the move of Christianity toward the Global South.

Congressman Brendan Boyle on how the new pope affects American politics, on issues both in line and at odds with the Trump administration ...

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