After the white smoke cleared, Brown papal historian David Kertzer reflected on the significance of an American pope, how the ...

"To be called 'woke' in a world that sleeps through suffering is no insult - it is Gospel," a meme featuring the quote read.

Pope Leo XIV is both the first American pope and the first boomer pope, and any projections about what his papacy will look ...

Pope Leo has impressed the world with a deft one-handed catch of a gift thrown to him from the crowd at St Peter’s Square – ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Francis Prevost, arrives on the main central loggia balcony of St Peter's Basilica for the ...

The crowd started pouring into the Vatican hours before the marching bands arrived and the pope walked through the dark red drapes of the balcony in the middle of the facade of St. Peter's Basilica to ...

On Sunday, New Orleans resident Meaghan ... front of a billboard congratulating Pope Leo — a city native — on his papal election, according to Chicago Public Media's Jake Wittich.

One reason for optimism: The new pope has made clear — in his remarks and his choice of a motto — that unity within the global church will be a paramount priority. “In these early days, he’s still an ...

News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed ... was paying close attention to new U.S bishops,” said Millies, the public theology professor.