Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass in the Sistine ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV said ... first Mass and details began to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make him history’s first American pope. Freed from their conclave, cardinals ...

Pope Leo XIV said his ... his first Mass and details began to emerge of how votes quickly coalesced to make him history’s first American pope. Freed from their conclave, Catholic cardinals ...

American cardinals who voted in the conclave played down the significance of the new pope’s roots in the United States, ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said ... first Mass and details began to emerge of how votes quickly coalesced to make him history's first American pope. Freed from their conclave, cardinals ...

Leo urged an end to the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. "I carry in my heart the suffering of the beloved ...