Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV's papal name has a storied history — and stretches all the way back to the year 440. Here's what it could say ...

U.S. President Donald Trump quickly reacted to the appointment of the first American pope on Thursday, May 8. Pope Leo XIV, ...

What began as Grant Lendvay's high school graduation party in his dad’s basement in suburban Barrington has morphed into an ...

Eight former athletes will be inducted into the New Bedford High School All Sports Hall of Fame during a ceremony on May 10 ...

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There have been 13 previous popes named Leo, the last elected in 1878. Previous Leos have been reformers, a possible sign of ...

Haverford College President Wendy Raymond appeared on Capitol Hill Wednesday to address incidents of antisemitism at her ...

Aged 69, Pope Leo XIV spent much of his career as a missionary in Peru and later led the Vatican’s influential office of ...

The election of the first ever American to the papacy is giving New York Knicks fans feelings of divine right ahead of the ...

Here, get to know Pope Leo XIV’s family: The new pope’s mother was of Spanish decent, and worked as a librarian. She ...