Pope Leo XIV will face many challenges in his time as leader of the Catholic Church, including how to counter Chinese ...

All signs point to the newly elected pontiff’s continuing in much the same vein as his predecessor, but with a more moderate ...

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How Pope Leo XIV chooses to tackle critical topics from same-sex marriage to women in the church remains to be seen, but ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass on Friday after his historic election as the first North American ...

P olitical figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...

White smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel on the evening of Thursday, May 8, signaling that the Vatican has elected a new ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost was chosen as Pope Francis' successor on Thursday, taking the papal name Leo XIV. The world is ...

Former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States was selected Thursday by the papal conclave to succeed Pope ...

Politicians, corporate leaders and owners of family businesses should take a leaf out of the late pope’s playbook ...

Pope Leo XIV has only been in the job one day and already faces a packed schedule of religious services, diplomatic meetings ...

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