The digitally altered video claims the pope called Trump's policies "a hideous manifestation of white supremacist ideology." ...

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

Prior to his elevation to the papacy, Leo XIV stayed out of the spotlight on certain reforms backed by his predecessor but ...

The 19th reports that newly elected Pope Leo XIV, the first American to hold the papacy—as well as the first Peruvian citizen ...

The Vatican said some 200,000 people attended the Mass at St. Peter’s Square, which marked the start of the pontificate of ...

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Though Leo XIV is from Chicago, his election to the papacy reflects the move of Christianity toward the Global South.

The contrast between President Donald Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV couldn’t be more stark — politically, personally or ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected pope, becoming the first American to lead the Roman Catholic ...

Languages: English. The new pope's brother John Prevost said in an interview with The New York Times last week that Leo is "not happy with what's going on with immigration." Before he became pope ...