A new book suggests Chicago-born Richard Prevost may have been reluctant at first to take on the weighty responsibility of ...

R obert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, was chosen Thursday as the first U.S. cardinal to lead the global Catholic Church, a community of more than 1.4 billion people.

Pope Leo XIV wears a Chicago White Sox baseball team cap as he meets newly-wedded couples during a weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on June 11.

Pope Leo XIV delivered his first homily and celebrated his first Mass after being elected leader of the Catholic Church. The new pontiff brings decades of international experience, from serving as ...

Check back soon for a complete biography of Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo XIV, who was born Robert Prevost, is the first U.S. citizen to lead the Roman Catholic Church. Learn about his family, education ...

EWTN officially launched the first authoritative biography of Pope Leo XIV, which is available for purchase now, during an event at the Vatican on May 22.

Leo XIV has positioned himself in that tradition, an important and needed signal for a time when workers are exploited. Popes can have great influence on world events. But papacies also are shaped ...

Pope Leo XIV became the leader of the Catholic Church on May 8, 2025, becoming the first pope to ever have been born in the United States. Here’s what you need to know.

According to a biography provided by the Vatican, Leo is 69 years old, and was born in Chicago in 1955. He is younger than each of the previous two men to have held the position of pope. When Pope ...