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

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 ...

For politics watchers, it was especially appealing since a papal conclave is a perfect example of a high-stakes election ...

ROME — The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe ...

Robert Prevost, a native of Chicago, is a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s office ...

The quick election of a pope born and raised in the United States was a shock to almost everyone outside the Sistine Chapel ...

THE CARDINALS ELECTING A NEW POPE THURSDAY. MOMENTS LATER, FORMER CARDINAL ROBERT PRÉVOST EMERGING AS POPE LEO THE 14TH. THE ...

Pope Leo XIV is seen as a centrist who shares his predecessor's progressive views on certain social issues. Here's what we ...

The regnal name that Cardinal Robert Prevost chose, Leo XIV, has beautiful and powerful resonance for anyone familiar with the history of the Church.

Hints as to what postures Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, might take on some of the most controversial issues ...

experts say many will be watching the first American to lead the Catholic Church to see how he walks the tightrope between Western politics and his papal duties. Vatican experts told ABC News that ...