“Habemus Papam.” We Have a Pope. After days of feverish speculation American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was announced as the 267th leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. The crowd reacts as ...

Robert Prevost has been elected the first North American pope and will be known as Pope Leo XIV. After he was unveiled as the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church, he spoke to huge crowds from the ...

Litigator James Paul said he "bracing himself" for an influx of religious accommodation cases related to AI following Pope Leo XIV's recent comments.

When white smoke billowed out of the Sistine Chapel chimney a little after 6 p.m. local time on last May 8, signaling to the world that a successor to Pope Francis had been chosen, many were surprised ...

Pope Leo XIV, the former Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, waves to the crowds in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican after his election as pope on May 8, 2025. Credit: (CNS photo/Vatican Media) On May 8—the ...

The identity of the new pope has been revealed as US-born Robert Francis Prevost. His papal name will be Leone XIV. The pontiff is the 267th Pope, becoming the religious leader of Catholics across the ...

JD Vance’s remarks on Pope Leo XIV’s name choice didn’t land quite as he’d possibly hoped on Tuesday. Speaking at a White ...

Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from Paul Kengor’s new book, American Pontiff: Pope Leo XIV and His Plan to Heal the Church. On the evening of May 8, 2025, Protodeacon Cardinal Dominique ...

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“Conclave” the movie provides a gripping, if fictional, behind-the-scenes look inside the secretive election of a new pope. But last year’s real-life conclave was just as dramatic, with plenty of plot ...