Leo XIV’s predecessor Pope Francis, birth name Jorge Maria Bergoglio, appointed 80% of the cardinals who voted to elect one of them as the next pope. Most of Bergoglio’s appointees are younger and more racially and geographically diverse than the men they replaced, and many appear to be far more progressive than he was.

Born in the U.S., forged in Peru, chosen in Rome, Leo XIV will helm a church facing debt, division and decline

President Donald Trump said the selection of Cardinal Robert F. Prevost to be pope is "a great honor" for the U.S., noting he will be the first American-born pontiff.

Donald Trump has implied that he was involved in the election of Pope Leo XIV, who was born in Chicago, as the new pope.

Pope Leo XIV managed to play several rounds even before the conclave started, and he was elected as Francis' successor.

New pontiff says AI is main challenge for humanity as he sets out vision of his papacy - New leader of the Catholic Church says AI poses challenges to defending human dignity and justice

A St. Augustine Prep theology professor said he knew that Pope Leo XIV was the right choice to lead the Catholic Church.

Bishop Steven J. Raica, head of the Catholic Diocese of Birmingham, reacted to the election of the first U.S.-born pope, calling it a surprise gift of a shepherd through a time of global uncertainty.