ABC News’ Linsey Davis reports on the significance of Pope Leo XIV’s name and what it hints at for the future of his papacy.

Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...

How did the new pope win over his colleagues and what does he bring to the role from his upbringing in Chicago and his work ...

"I hope to be able to respond to [the challenges] with a healthy dialogue," said Cardinal Robert Prevost in 2023.

“The former St. Mary of the Assumption building is unique for its connection to the youth of the first American pope, but it ...

Philadelphia Filipinos had been rooting for Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle to be the next pope and are disappointed.

As Pope Leo XIV stepped out in front of cheering crowds outside of St. Peter’s Basilica to give his first speech as head of ...

Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.

But “I can now say it,” John Prevost, one of two brothers of Pope Leo XIV, said in an interview Thursday with ABC News.

A prominent Catholic newspaper is among those suggesting Pope Leo XIV may be the first Black pontiff in the Catholic Church’s ...

On the second day of the conclave at the Vatican, the cardinal electors chose Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new ...

A new pope has been elected, and in a major surprise, an American has been chosen for the first time. Robert Francis Prevost ...