In his first formal audience on Saturday, Leo made clear he will follow in the modernizing reforms of his predecessor, Pope Francis, to make the Catholic Church inclusive, attentive to the faithful, ...

Pope Leo XIV indicated on Saturday that his papacy will follow closely in the footsteps of the late Pope Francis, telling ...

(RNS) — In taking the name Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost — Father Bob to American Catholics and Padre Roberto to his ...

The Laredo community marked the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, with prayers and a special ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said, “I join Catholics around the world in congratulating Pope Leo XIV, the first American ...

A pair of South Gate men are facing federal charges on allegations that they stalked more than a dozen casino winners and robbed them at gunpoint on highways. Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news ...

Leo, born in Chicago, Illinois in 1955, became a novitiate in the Order of Saint Augustine at 22 years old after graduating ...

News of an American pope, and a Chicagoan, causes NPR's Scott Simon to remember what it was like attending Mass in his ...

Pope Leo XIV signalled on Saturday he would continue with the vision and reforms of Pope Francis, telling the world's ...

The mayor of Newark, New Jersey, was taken into custody by Homeland Security at an ICE facility on Friday afternoon. Residents in a Hancock Park neighborhood said they’re being attacked by burglary ...

Photos and video have surfaced showing Pope Leo XIV at a World Series game in 2005. Astros fans remember the year well -- the team was swept by the White Sox.

The new pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, has delivered his first mass with an eerie warning about corruption taking precedent over ...