The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S.

Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...

"I hope to be able to respond to [the challenges] with a healthy dialogue," said Cardinal Robert Prevost in 2023.

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

As Philadelphians and Catholics rejoiced at the announcement of the new pope, with his ties to Villanova University, among ...

The first American pope could earn just as much as a U.S. president, but he’ll also enjoy a gilded palace complete with free ...

Pope Leo XIV gave a homily at a Mass a day after he was chosen to lead the Catholic Church. Here's what the new pontiff said, ...

Pope Leo XIV is now the most powerful American Catholic in the world, and experts say he must aptly walk the line between U.S ...

A new pope has been elected, and in a major surprise, an American has been chosen for the first time. Robert Francis Prevost ...

ABC News’ Linsey Davis reports on the significance of Pope Leo XIV’s name and what it hints at for the future of his papacy.

ABC News’ Linsey Davis is in Vatican City where Pope Leo XIV has become the first American pontiff in the Catholic Church’s ...

How did the new pope win over his colleagues and what does he bring to the role from his upbringing in Chicago and his work ...