In his first words directed specifically to Americans, Pope Leo XIV told young people on Saturday how to find hope and meaning in their lives through God and in service to others.

Thousands went to the first American pope’s old haunt on the South Side to hear a message from the man they once knew as Robert Francis Prevost.

In his first month, Pope Leo has taken a very different approach to his predecessor Francis. Leo, the former Cardinal Robert Prevost, has led some two dozen public events since he was elected as the first U.

Even before being chosen yet, Pope Leo was already receiving requests from all corners of the globe.Following Pope Francis' passing at 88, officials are now turning their attention to Pope Leo, including a British UFO researcher and filmmaker who is hoping the new Pontiff will break years of silence and finally disclose the Vatican's secret knowledge about UFO activity.

Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with Beijing, signalling he is continuing one of Pope Francis’ most controversial foreign policy decisions.

The 2018 accord sought to resolve the issue of who has authority to appoint bishops.

As the cardinals gather at the Vatican to elect a new pope, here's the lowdown on the perks, pomp and powers of the pontiff Interesting facts about the pope Just one day after Easter Sunday, on April 21,

An Italian teen who died from leukemia at age 15 is to become the first saint from the millennial generation after Pope Leo XIV set a date for his canonization.