The new head of the Catholic church is a tennis fan. Within the walls of Vatican City, he will find his own court to play on.

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 ...

The Catholic Church has a new leader and congratulations are pouring in as Pope Leo XIV prepares to celebrate his first Mass ...

In his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church, many people see the new pope as a continuation of his ...

The Baltimore faithful are marking a new era of the Catholic Church amid the election of the first American to become pope.

Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was ...

Harry Styles was among the many spectators that gathered in Vatican City to watch Pope Leo XIV, formerly Robert Francis Prevost, assume his new role as leader of the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, begins his role on May 18 with meetings and public addresses. He calls for unity ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, who will become Pope Leo XIV, appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after the conclave ...

VATICAN CITY - Leo XIV urged the Catholic Church to "desperately" counter a lack of faith in his first homily as pope Friday, ...

Francis, the first Latin American pope, clearly had his eye on Prevost and in many ways saw him as his heir apparent. He sent ...