Will Leo follow in the steps of his predecessor Pope Francis and be a progressive? Or will he be a conservative, as many ...

The new pontiff spoke to NBC News anchor Lester Holt, who was part of a news conference for some 6,000 journalists from ...

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

Pope Leo XIV has made peace with Jannik Sinner. The top-ranked tennis player visited the new pope on Wednesday, gave him a ...

It still may be hard to believe, but the new pope is from Chicago. In just a few days, those who consider Pope Leo XIV their ...

A Chicago-born cardinal walks into a conclave. The rest of the joke tells itself. In the breathless day since Pope Leo XIV’s ...

Pope Leo XIV graduated from Villanova University near Philadelphia, mere miles from Trump's college, Wharton School at the ...

Heather and Dominic Jaroch tell PEOPLE about the time Pope Leo XIV — then simply known as “Father Bob" — flew back to Chicago ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, said he expects Pope Leo XIV "feels an obligation," to speak to what he called ...

LIVE UPDATES: History is made with Pope Leo XIV, first-ever pontiff from U.S. Who are Cardinal ... is of Spanish descent. The ...

The pontiff broke the news to 'NBC Nightly News' anchor Lester Holt, a former CBS2 Chicago anchor, in a brief one-on-one chat ...