Chicago native Robert Prevost is now the first pope ever from the United States. He chose Leo XIV as his papal name. People ...

Taking the name, Leo XIV the 69 year old will leads the world's 1.4 billion Roman Catholics, succeeding Pope Francis, who ...

Massachusetts residents expressed shock that American-born Robert Francis Prevost will lead the Catholic Church. What they ...

A statue of St. Augustine watches over students as they enter the school, which follows the teachings of the Augustinian ...

"I was in at least two or three philosophy classes with him, and from that experience I can, and I’m going to betray my ...

The first American pope has ties to Massachusetts. Before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Robert Francis Prevost, a native of Chicago who graduated from Villanova University, received an honorary degree from ...

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

Despite the order’s 800-year history – and its Italian origins – Pope Leo XIV is the first Augustinian to be named a pope.

The new pope's background and early remarks since ... studies at The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. Leo has said little about other major social and cultural issues that ...

Pope Leo XIV joked and applauded journalists during an audience with media representatives. The meeting took place on Monday ...

has been elected as Pope Leo XIV, succeeding Pope Francis. Catholics across Massachusetts expressed joy and hope, anticipating continuity with Pope Francis's emphasis on inclusion and missionary work.

Pope Leo XIV, who became the worldwide leader for more than 1 billion Catholics on Thursday, earned an honorary degree from a Massachusetts college years ago.