Pope Leo XIV Stories

Pope Leo XIV signals vision for peace, social justice and tradition in first public moments
Reuters  |  May 09, 2025

"La pace sia con tutti voi!" (Peace be with you!), Leo's first words in public, echoed the ones Catholics use in their celebrations but also offered a...

Who is Robert Prevost, the new pope?
Reuters  |  May 08, 2025

Made a cardinal by Pope Francis in 2023, he has given few media interviews and rarely speaks in public.

Cardinal Robert Prevost elected as Pope Leo XIV
Reuters  |  May 08, 2025

Aged 69 and originally from Chicago, Prevost has spent most of his career as a missionary in Peru and became a cardinal only in 2023.

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