Pope Leo XIV has celebrated his first Mass, a day after his historic election as the first North American pope in the church’s 2,000-year history.

Pope Leo XIV has celebrated his first Mass as the leader of the Catholic Church while congratulatory messages poured in for ...

During Mass for cardinals, Scripture was read in both English and Spanish — a nod to the new pope's missionary work in both ...

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel on Friday as history's first North American ...

Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff at the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on May 9, the day after stunning the world as the first pope from the United States in the Church's history.

Francis, the first Latin American pope, clearly had his eye on Prevost and in many ways saw him as his heir apparent. He sent ...

Yet the cardinals in the Sistine Chapel chose Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old Chicago native, as the 267th pope of the ...

Pope Leo has confirmed all top Vatican officials in their current roles on a temporary basis, giving him time to decide before making definitive appointments, the Vatican said in a statement on Friday ...