Pope Leo XIV has some surprising distant Hollywood family members, including Justin Bieber and Madonna. Here’s who else the new pontiff is related to.

Pope Leo XIV Robert Prevost was elected the first American pope in the Church's 2,000-year history on May 8, 2025. The 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious order chose the papal name ...

Pope Leo marks four weeks leading Catholic Church on Thursday Among issues Leo must address is Vatican's ongoing budget crisis Pontiff considers problems slowly, associates tell Reuters Leo, first ...

Pope Leo XIV will speak directly to the global youth population in a video broadcast at an event next month in Chicago, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced Tuesday. Leo will “offer a special ...

Leo has even said nice things to the members of the Vatican curia, whom Pope Francis often chided. The new pope’s words in support of church unity are pleasing to their ears.

CNA Staff, May 23, 2025 / 17:14 pm EWTN officially launched the first authoritative biography of Pope Leo XIV, which is available for purchase now, during an event at the Vatican on May 22. “Leo ...

Pope Leo XIV, an American and a global citizen, can be a strong advocate for the First Amendment’s protection of freedom of conscience.

Pope Leo XIV acknowledges a Chicago flag in the crowd, waved by Leo Karmanos, as he arrives for his installation Mass in St. Peter's Square on May 18, 2025, at the Vatican.

New Pope Leo XIV used one of his first public appearances to expound on a critical issue for our time: the dangers posed by artificial intelligence. Catholics familiar with the church’s social ...

A bird flies by as Pope Leo XIV tours St. Peter’s Square on his popemobile on May 18, 2025. (Credit: Jaquelyn Martin/Pool via AP.) Listen So far, Pope Leo XIV has leaned fairly heavily into the ...

Pope Leo XIV, the new leader of the Catholic Church, presided over his inaugural Mass at the Vatican on Sunday, where thousands of people and a number of world leaders gathered to meet and ...

Pope Leo XIV's inauguration mass took place on the morning of Sunday, May 18, in St Peter's Square in Rome. Having sprinkled water towards those assembled as a remembrance of baptism and heard ...