Goldsmith Roberto Franchi, who was commissioned along his brother Claudio to make the gold Fisherman’s Ring worn by Pope ...

They went into last week's conclave vastly outnumbered and smarting after being sidelined by Pope Francis for 12 years. And ...

Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history's first American pope ...

The Vatican has released Pope Leo XIV’s signature, which includes the traditional “P.P.” (“Pastor Pastorum”) notation not ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost will now be known to the world as Pope Leo XIV. At 69, he is seven years younger than ...

The former Cardinal Robert Prevost vowed to work for unity. “I think he will inspire,” said Susan Hanssen, a professor born ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first US pontiff, made his debut tour of St Peter's Square in a popemobile, greeting tens of thousands of ...

As much as Leo has echoed Francis, the first American pope has staked out differences, too. VATICAN CITY — As he has done in ...

The U.S.-born pope has signaled he will continue his predecessor’s work, but shows deference to tradition, too.