When Father Tony Ricard watched the new pope deliver his first address to the faithful Thursday in St. Peter’s Square, he ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected Pope Leo XIV, marking the first American to hold the position.

Pope Leo XIV's family tree reflects America's complex racial history, according to records obtained by ABC News.

According to Vatican News, Pope Leo XIV's coat of arms is intended to reflect his Augustinian roots and the values he seeks ...

The former Cardinal Robert Prevost vowed to work for unity. “I think he will inspire,” said Susan Hanssen, a professor who ...

Pope Leo XIV was born and raised in Chicago. He is of French, Italian and Spanish descent. He spent years working as a ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope from Chicago, could boost interest in the Catholic Church, potentially increasing ...

It was at the moment when he received the Fisherman's Ring from Cardinal Tagle, the seal of papal authority, that Leo XIV ...

Census records for Leo's maternal grandparents hint at the complexity of Creole identity and of Black identity in America.

Pope Leo XIV presided over his inaugural Mass in front of St Peter’s Basilica, marking the formal start of his papacy. In his ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, is now known to be of African ancestry, part of a growing picture Americans are ...

Peter’s Dome, the 133 voting cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church elected the Chicago-born Robert Prevost as Pope. Leo XIV is the first Pope from the Order of St. Augustine. Three months ago ...