After being appointed by the Cardinals, Pope Leo XIV holds his first mass after the Conclave in which he was elected.

Francis, the first Latin American pope, clearly had his eye on Prevost and in many ways saw him as his heir apparent.

Standing beneath Michelangelo’s towering fresco of the Last Judgement, newly elected Pope Leo XIV delivered his first papal ...

After celebrating his first Mass as pope, Leo XIV is slated to have a full schedule in the coming days. His next engagement is expected to be a May 10 meeting with cardinals. He'll then have midday ...

The new pope, Leo XIV, has something in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy. He’s been in positions of ...

Pope Leo XIV, history's first North American pope, said on Friday that his election was both a cross and a blessing as he ...

The Duke of Edinburgh will represent the King at the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV next Sunday, Buckingham Palace said.

Many expect the new pontiff to be a bridge-builder in the Vatican, more centrist than liberal or conservative, and a pope who will be guided by the pursuit of social equality and compassion for the po ...

Cardinals from 70 countries commence the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor, sequestered in the Vatican until a ...

American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, was chosen on Thursday by cardinals in a conclave at the Vatican. Catholic worshippers in Nigeria on Friday welcomed the election of the new pope, Leo XIV ...

Conclaves have taken place in the Sistine Chapel since the 15th Century and cardinals must have no communication with the ...