Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago becomes the new Pope Leo XIV. He is the first American to hold this position. Pope ...

Still, the revelation of Leo’s background has created a stir in New Orleans, one of the few US cities that is both majority Black and predominantly Catholic. Pope Leo XIV’s grandparents on his ...

Pope Leo XIV’s focus on refugees and his pluralistic background may offer a different view of U.S. values from the president’s America First approach. By Tyler Pager Reporting from Washington ...