When the 2025 conclave began, no one expected an American pope. But by its end, Cardinal Robert Prevost had become Pope Leo.

When the 2025 conclave began, no one expected an American pope. But by its end, Cardinal Robert Prevost had become Pope Leo. Here's a look behind the scenes.

Pope Leo XIV speaks to the College of Cardinals in Rome on Saturday, May 10, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, May 14, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Catholics around the ...

NPR's Scott Detrow and Daniel Burke discuss "American Pope," their biography of Pope Leo XIV, from his decades in Peru to how ...

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Pope Leo’s approach to synod reform is beginning to take shape, with new reporting requirements, pressure on bishops and ...

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday urged Catholic leaders to courageously accompany families in their weaknesses and failures, as he ...

Pope Leo XIV was a lot of firsts for the Catholic Church. Among other things, he was the first Augustinian and the first ...

St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel, part of St, Rita High School, has a connection to Pope Leo XIV, in Chicago, on Friday May 9 ...

Pope Leo needs to make a radical move. He should return to what Christ wanted: a leader of the church (Saint Peter) who ...

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