Pope Leo XIV was announced as the successor of the late Pope Francis, who recently passed away at the age of 88.

Francis, the first Latin American pope, clearly had his eye on Prevost and in many ways saw him as his heir apparent.

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

Pope Leo XIV has celebrated his first Mass as the leader of the Catholic Church while congratulatory messages poured in for ...

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Pope Leo XIV has celebrated his first Mass, a day after his historic election as the first North American pope in the church’s 2,000-year history.

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American Pope, has said his election was both a cross and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel. Leo spoke off-the-cuff in English to the ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff on Friday in the Sistine Chapel. The big picture: During the ...

Pope Leo presides over mass in Sistine Chapel with cardinals who elected him speaking only Spanish and Italian. CTV’s Adrian Ghobrial explains.