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Pope Leo XIV had his inaugural Mass Sunday in St. Peter's Square before an estimated 200,000 people.

Pope Leo XIV outlined a clear Catholic teaching on marriage and abortion Friday.

Pope Leo XIV shared his first message on the official papal social media accounts this week, continuing the digital outreach of his predecessors with a post focused on peace.

Pope Leo XIV is set to preside over his official inaugural Mass at 10 a.m. local time in St. Peter’s Square.

Pope Leo XIV gave his first Sunday noon blessing since being elected as pope and called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision for his papacy and identified what he sees as the greatest challenge facing humanity.

Catholics gathered in Chicago this morning at a special Mass to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV.

Parishioners gathered at the Cathedral of St. Paul on Thursday evening for a mass celebrating the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff in the Catholic Church’s history.

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV shared social media posts that weighed in on George Floyd in 2020 and JD Vance earlier this year.

Robert Prevost was elected to be the Catholic Church's new pope on Thursday. His first comments as Pope Leo XIV lasted for a few minutes; here's the full text of those remarks.

Robert Prevost's election as the new pope marks the first time a person from the United States was selected as the head of the Roman Catholic faith. Here's what to know about where previous popes came from, and why an American pontiff was considered to be unlikely, until now.

The papal conclave has ended with white smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel, signaling the election of a new pope.

Which countries have produced the most, and the fewest, popes? A historic first from the U.S. just reshaped the centuries-old list.

There were six popes who were part of the St. Augustine order before Pope Leo XIV, according to America, a Jesuit magazine.

The notion of an American pope has long been frowned upon, but Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, had prominence that few other cardinals have.

The College of Cardinals elected Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago to become the next leader of the worldwide Catholic Church. He'll take the name Pope Leo XIV.