The new pope, speaking to thousands in St. Peter’s Square, echoed themes that Francis, his predecessor, regularly addressed.

Image Courtesy of Patrick D. Lewis By Anthony Curioso and Patrick D. Lewis Upon the May 8 announcement that the College of Cardinals had elected Robert Cardinal Prevost OSA as Pope in the 2025 papal ...

Robert Prevost, a tennis-loving, Wordle-playing White Sox fan from Chicago, is now leader of the world's nearly 1.5 billion Catholics. Vatican observers describe what the election of Leo XIV, the ...

Pope Leo XIV led a prayer on his first Sunday as pontiff. The new pope, elected on May 8 after a two-day conclave, led the Regina caeli prayer, "Queen of Heaven" in Latin, which is often spoken ...

Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican this week to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

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

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

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 ...

Students in Oklahoma Catholic schools experienced an unforgettable week as they celebrated the election of the first American ...

Americans gather in St. Peter’s Square on May 8, 2025, to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the United States. \| Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA. America ...