News of a new pope thrilled US-based social media users, especially midwesterners, many of whom were not expecting to see ...

Americans are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert Francis Prevost.

Cardinal Robert Prevost became the first American pope on Thursday, taking the name Leo XIV. U.S. media reacted to the election of the new head of the Church, with many highlighting the historic ...

Pope Leo XIV has made history as the first American Pope, a development that has sparked excitement among local Catholics. Father Matthew Baum, rector of St. John Gualbert Cathedral in Johnstown, ...

Of course, we are all eager to learn more about the new pope, but this effort to attach significance to things that may be ...

In some of his first public remarks since being elevated to the papacy, Pope Leo XIV denounced the jailing of journalists and ...

Following are reactions from notable figures to the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new leader of the Catholic ...

He took the name Pope Leo XIV. Some U.S. Catholics took particular ... according to Chicago Public Media's Jake Wittich. Chicago resident Sara Schroeder said it was a historic moment for the ...

The brother of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, who made history by becoming the first American pontiff, shared his "overwhelming" reaction to ... himself to the public speaking Italian and Spanish ...

stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica and greeted the faithful as Pope Leo XIV. The reaction was swift and diverse. Surprise. Joy. Skepticism. And not because of his nationality alone ...

Pope Leo XIV once said: "To all who sent prayers ... One Facebook post (archived) featuring the meme had amassed more than 1,900 reactions and 1,000 shares as of this writing.