The motto of one newly elected American world leader: " Fight! " The other introduced himself to the world with his first ...

That raises questions about American influence at a time when Trump’s tariff wars and “one way or the other” threats have upended eight decades of global order and sparked distrust among allies.

Does Pope Leo XIV subscribe to the tenets of the economic agenda of patriotic populism? Well, it seems so, as he officially ...

Pope Leo XIV dropped a loaded one-word message for the U.S. — and with his history of criticizing the Trump administration, the pontiff may not be done yet.

Raised in Chicago, formed as a bishop in Peru, and forged by St. Augustine’s witness, Leo XIV begins his papacy with a quiet ...

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

Robert Prevost, a tennis-loving, Wordle-playing White Sox fan from Chicago, is now leader of the world's nearly 1.5 billion Catholics. Vatican observers describe what the election of Leo XIV, the ...

Leo’s ascent occurred with remarkable speed. Just over two years ago, he’d been one of the church’s 5,400 bishops — a role ...

After celebrating his first Mass as pope, Leo XIV is slated to have a full schedule in the coming days. His next engagement ...

The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...

Robert Francis Prevost is an American leader who can remind the world what the United States represents at its best.