It was a truly hectic Sunday, May 25, for the American-born pope, as he visited the two major basilicas: St. John Lateran and ...

In today’s Gospel passage, Jesus tells Peter, “When you were younger, you used to dress yourself and go where you wanted; but ...

The new pope was elected on May 8 as the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE ... can be found in OK! Magazine, MyLondon, GRM Daily ...

Suddenly I heard the most beautiful noise I have ever heard in my life: the sound of tens of thousands of people cheering as ...

In Chicago, people are very excited about Pope Leo XIV, or Father Bob, as those who’ve known Robert Francis Prevost a long ...

It is not important to be perfect, but it is necessary to be credible,” the pope said in his homily at the Mass in St.

FOR THE LONGEST TIME, IT WAS BELIEVED THAT AN AMERICAN POPE WOULDN’T BE ELECTED. SO THIS IS A HUGE SURPRISE FOR CATHOLICS AND FOR PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. JOHN KEENAN IS THE DEAN OF STUDENTS AT ...

The new pontiff — the first from the United States — was elected on May 8 Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE since ... after 11 a.m. local time, Pope Leo began the ...

U.S. President Donald Trump quickly reacted to the appointment of the first American pope on Thursday, May 8. Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago, won the secretive conc ...

Here are some of the challenges that Leo will face as he takes up the mantle of Pope. The world will be watching to see ...

So perhaps it’s no surprise that when the news broke of the election of Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV — the first ... equalizer between power and the people. It’s why every election cycle ...

People were speculating whether the new Pope would maintain a robust social media presence, and it was reported on Tuesday that he would continue to use social media like his predecessor ...