By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, May 10, 2025 / 05:00 am Pope Leo XIV, elected on Thursday, is the first pope from the Order of St. Augustine (OSA), also known as the Augustinians, an ancient religious order with thousands of members worldwide. The Order of St. Augustine first came together nearly …

By Courtney Mares Vatican City, May 9, 2025 / 18:28 pm Americans gathered in St. Peter’s Square on May 8 to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the United States. Born Robert Francis Prevost on Chicago’s South Side, the 69-year-old Augustinian friar was chosen by the …

By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, May 9, 2025 / 17:58 pm Before he was pope, he was a math major at a Catholic liberal arts university in Pennsylvania. Pope Leo XIV is the 267th head of the Catholic Church. He’s also a class of ‘77 alumnus of Villanova University, which is …

By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 8, 2025 / 16:32 pm U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, along with former presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, and scores of other elected officials throughout the country expressed joy and excitement over the selection of …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, May 9, 2025 / 06:00 am On May 8, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV by the College of Cardinals as the 266th successor of St. Peter, making him the 267th pope and the first from the United States. Here are 14 …

By Pope Leo XIV Rome Newsroom, May 9, 2025 / 08:57 am Pope Leo XIV delivered this homily at his first Mass as pope in the Sistine Chapel on May 9, the morning after being elected the 267th successor of St. Peter, addressing the cardinal electors who had chosen him. I …

Inauguration on May 18: Vatican releases official schedule for Pope Leo XIV’s first days May 9, 2025 at 08:32 am ET The Vatican Press Office releases the official schedule of initial engagements over the coming weeks for Pope Leo XIV. Here are the key dates: Immediate appointments May 10 (Saturday): …

By CNA Staff CNA Staff, May 8, 2025 / 16:12 pm U.S. bishops on Thursday hailed the election of former Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and the first pope born in the United States of America. Cardinals elected the newly-titled Leo to the supreme pontificate on …

“Peace be with all of you!” – the first words of Pope Leo XIV. The Conclave has elected Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost as the 267th Bishop of Rome. The new pope was announced to the waiting crowds by Cardinal Protodeacon Dominique Mamberti. Annuntio vobis gaudium: HABEMUS PAPAM Eminentissimum ac reverendissimum …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, May 7, 2025 / 10:38 am John, Pius, Leo, and Alexander. These are just a few of the names popes have taken over the centuries. When the white smoke appears and a new pope is chosen, he is asked: “By what name shall you be …