Americans are fairly split on where they think Pope Leo XIV lands politically, though a plurality believe he is less liberal than his predecessor, according to a new poll. Pope Leo — ...

Half of Democrats and 40% of Republicans view Pope Leo XIV positively, reflecting a lack of partisan divide among Catholics. Just over a month after Pope Leo XIV became the first U.S.-born ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just over a month after Pope Leo XIV became the first U.S.-born pontiff in the history of the Catholic Church, a new poll shows that American Catholics are feeling excited ...

Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, was chosen Thursday as the first U.S. cardinal to lead the global Catholic Church, a community of more than 1.4 billion people. The election ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first mass less than 24 hours after being elected the leader of the Catholic Church. He's not only the first pontiff from the U.S., but also the first Augustinian ...