The former Rev. Robert Prevost was twice elected superior of the order which was formed in the 13th century as a community of “mendicant” friars.

Leo addressed a packed St. Peter's Square, echoing an urgent plea for peace that was a recurring theme of his predecessor, Pope Francis.

Then he did something notably uncharacteristic of Pope Francis. He sang. “Hallelujah,” he intoned reverently, in Latin. The moment spoke to an evolving truth. As much as Leo has echoed Francis since his dramatic debut on the central balcony Thursday,

Pope Leo XIV has called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the “precious gift of free speech and the press.”

Pope Leo XIV demands the release of imprisoned journalists in the first news conference of his pontificate . Addressing the world's media in Vatican City, he says he reiterates th

The issue united both Democrats and Republicans in outrage after ABC News broke the story that Trump planned to take the $400 million Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet to use as his new Air Force One. But the president called those who questioned the ethical implications of such a massive gift “world class losers” in a scathing statement.