Pope Leo XIV became the leader of the Catholic Church on May 8, 2025, becoming the first pope to ever have been born in the United States. Here’s what you need to know.

At one month since his election to the papacy May 8, Pope Leo XIV has so far demonstrated a continuity with his predecessor, Pope Francis, while also carving out his own personal style ...

He is the first American pope and he took Pope Leo XIV as his papal name. Soon thereafter, it was confirmed Provest is a White Sox fan, not a Cubs fan as the other Chicago team initially claimed.

A local historian went to Rome for the first time during the conclave. But he wasn’t expecting ‘that’ kind of history.

Pope Leo XIV is a member of the Order of Saint Augustine, the oldest monastic order, and as Prior General of the order, he ...

Leo has made other changes, too At his inaugural Mass on May 18, 2025, Pope Leo XIV reached out his arm to sprinkle holy water and revealed a shirt with cufflinks, which Francis had largely avoided.

FILE – Pope Leo XIV spreads holy water as he celebrates a Mass for the Jubilee of New Religious Associations on Pentecost Day in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Sunday, June 8, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV wearing a pallium holds Mass during the formal inauguration of his pontificate in St. Peter’s Square (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.) Listen He has only been in office for a month ...

Pope Leo XIV will canonize seven blesseds on Oct. 19, including two Venezuelans: Dr. José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros and María del Carmen Rendiles Martínez.

A month into his papacy, Pope Leo XIV — the Wordle-playing, White Sox-loving, first American pope — maintains a high favorability rating among U.S. Catholics and the general public, a poll found.

As is the tradition, Leo XIV will celebrate Mass in St. John Lateran Basilica, the pope’s cathedral as bishop of Rome. He has also confirmed his subsequent presence at St. Mary Major Basilica.