To Joe Merigold, a fellow student, Pope Leo was the “smartest person in the class” who would stretch over his desk and “poke ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, delivering a passionate speech that ...

Americans gathered in St. Peter’s Square on May 8 to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the ...

Leo is the first pope with a pre-papal social media presence, which helps paint an early picture of his positions on various ...

Pope Leo XIV will make a “darn good pope,” New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan said Friday as the first American-born pontiff ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

Plenty of people in the New York City area are excited to have an American pope for the first time. CBS News New York's Allen ...

During a press conference with American cardinals on Friday, Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, said he did not think the fact that Pope Leo was from the United States "carried much weight" in the ...

Americans in St. Peter’s Square were stunned and joyous when they learned that an American cardinal, Robert Provost, was ...

As Cardinal Robert Prevost’s name was announced, a sound of shock rose up. It was something few people had anticipated — the ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass this morning following his election, calling on the Church to focus on areas where ...

Pope Leo XIV's choice of name signals a commitment to social justice, very much in line with the late Pope Francis’ global ...