Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, is beginning his ministry with a historic ceremony at St. Peter’s Square, blending ...

Pope Leo XIV called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of hostages and delivery of humanitarian aid in his first Sunday noon blessing as ...

Whereas his predecessors delivered the greeting from the studio window of the Apostolic ... Leo also offered a novelty by ...

This is the full text of the "Urbi et Orbi" blessing given by Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican after his election May 8, 2025.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who has chosen the papal name Leo XIV, appears on the central balcony of St. Peter's ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost made his first speech as Pope Leo XIV on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, shortly after being ...

Pope Leo XIV delivered his first public remarks since taking over as leader of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday from the ...

The 69-year-old new pope, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was elected the first pope from the United States on ...

Now that a new pope has been named and made his first appearance, the question turns to what comes next. Typically, about a ...