A symbolic scene unfolded just before the announcement of the pope's election. During the conclave, a seagull with a chick ...

The path of Robert Prevost from his birth in Chicago in 1955 to his elevation as the first American pope, Leo XIV, in Rome on ...

The name “is a deep sign of commitment to social issues," said Imperatori-Lee. “I think this (new) pope is saying something ...

In his first words as Pope Francis’ successor, uttered from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, Leo emphasized a message of ...

Saint Augustine is “known as the doctor of grace,” the Rev. Robert Hagan, who is a friend of Pope Leo XIV, told NewsNation’s ...

Theologians said that Pope Leo XIV's choice for his name may point to the priorities of his papacy, from worker's rights to ...