The Catholic Church has a new leader and congratulations are pouring in as Pope Leo XIV prepares to celebrate his first Mass.

Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas sent its congratulations to new Pope Leo XIV and voiced hope that he would follow his predecessor Pope Francis when it comes to the war in the Gaza Strip.

The local religious leader said he was surprised to see the historic election of an American pope ...

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday congratulated newly elected Pope Leo XIV and said his country welcomed the ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, a surprise choice who took the name ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected pope, becoming the first American to lead the Roman Catholic ...

First American pontiff takes Catholic Church helm amid increasing global turmoil - The 69-year-old was chosen to be the 267th ...

Vatican firefighters have installed the iconic chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, a key step ahead of the May 7 conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Black smoke = no pope yet; white smoke = a new ...

The world receives a message of ‘peace and justice’ from the Vatican amid global turmoil and a long shadow of abuse in the ...

Pope Leo XIV, the 267th leader of the global Catholic Church and the first U.S. pontiff, will face a number of major ...

Americans are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert Francis Prevost.