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

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York, about the significance of the Cardinals electing the first pope from the United States.

There is little without precedent in the Catholic Church, but it is fair to say nothing exactly like the election of Pope Leo ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of Rome, leader of the world's ...

Pope Leo XIV is now the most powerful American Catholic in the world, and experts say he must aptly walk the line between U.S ...

Although the Pope—formerly known as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost—has presided over his first service for the cardinals, ...

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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 ...

New pontiff says AI is main challenge for humanity as he sets out vision of his papacy - New leader of the Catholic Church ...

The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...

(CNN) — The morning after John Prevost watched his younger brother Robert become Pope Leo XIV, he received a familiar phone ...

Robert Prevost may have made history Thursday by becoming the first pope from the United States. But in Peru, he is known as ...