The first American pope formally took possession of the St. John Lateran Basilica, which is Rome's cathedral and seat of the diocese.

Pope Leo XIV declared himself a Roman on Sunday as he completed the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop ...

Pope Leo XIV has declared himself a Roman as he completes the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome ...

Pope Leo XIV has completed the final ceremonial steps to formalizing his role as the bishop of Rome. The pontiff formally ...

As Pope Leo XIV's past record of handling clergy sexual abuse cases comes under scrutiny, victims of the now-disgraced group ...

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday asked for prayers for China’s Catholics to remain in communion with the Holy See, making his first ...

Born in Chicago as Robert Prevost in 1955, the new pope for the past decade has held dual citizenship in the U.S. and Peru, ...

The rules behind Pope Leo remaining a US citizen now he’s a foreign head of state - Other US citizens have served as foreign ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV has asked for prayers for China’s Catholics in his first reference to one of the most contentious ...

Pope prayed that Catholics in China 'obtain the grace to be strong and joyful witnesses of the Gospel, even in the midst of trials' Pope Leo asked on Sunday for prayers for China's Catholics to be in ...