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

The contrast between President Donald Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV couldn’t be more stark, politically, personally or ...

Pope Leo XIV, a progressive pope who advocates for economic justice and immigration fairness, is in direct conflict with ...

Pope Leo XIV called for a kinder, gentler mass media, one that speaks up for those with no voice and in defense of free ...

As much as Leo has echoed Francis, the first American pope has staked out differences, too. VATICAN CITY — As he has done in ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost officially became the first person from the United States to become the Roman Catholic Church’s pope, ...

Weeks after Pope Francis died, president laughed off questions about Trump pope pic, his dismissal on the eve of papal ...

Leavitt also sidestepped a question on the White House's reaction to the new pope's past commentary of President Donald Trump ...

ROME — The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe ...

The first American pope arrives at a time of extraordinary complexity and tension in the church in the United States.

Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican this week to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.