Americans are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert Francis Prevost.

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Of course, we are all eager to learn more about the new pope, but this effort to attach significance to things that may be ...

Pope Leo XIV called for an end to war in the world as he greeted crowds from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica on Sunday, in ...

Leaders from around the globe offer warm congratulations to Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first pope from the US.

Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.

Yet the cardinals in the Sistine Chapel chose Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old Chicago native, as the 267th pope of the ...