White smoke billowed out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday afternoon as Pope Leo XIV, formerly the American cardinal ...

The 69-year-old Chicago native, known for being reserved and private, brings a different style to the papacy compared to his ...

Chicago Cardinal says when Pope Leo XIV is ready to travel to the United States, he will push for a Chicago stop.

Before becoming pope, Leo XIV spent nearly a decade in northern Peru, where he earned deep respect by reforming a ...

Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.

Pope Leo XIV spent two decades working in Peru’s poorest enclave and appears to be in the mold of Pope Francis — who carried ...