Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV has some surprising distant Hollywood family members, including Justin Bieber and Madonna. Here’s who else the new pontiff is related to. 

Leo began his message with a greeting to all those gathered at Rate Field celebrating as a community of faith.

Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager who died in 2006 after battling leukemia, will be the first millennial to receive sainthood in Catholic Church history.

The Catholic Church’s first millennial-era saint Carlo Acutis will be canonized Sept. 7. That’s according to Pope Leo XIV who made the announcement during a meeting of cardinals on Friday. Acutis’ canonization was originally scheduled for April 27 but was postponed following the death of Pope Francis a week prior. Acutis was 15 when he died in northern Italy in...

Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pope, became a rare case of an American citizen serving as a foreign head of state.

Vice President JD Vance met with the first American pope at the Vatican on Monday morning.

Pope Leo XIV was selected as the 267th pontiff after the death of Pope Francis April 21.

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of peace in the world.

The graphic installation at Rate Field marks the location where the future pope cheered for Chicago in Game 1 of the 2005 World Series.

Jetlagged but excited, Pope Leo XIV’s brother John Prevost is catching up on daily life after a whirlwind few days in the Vatican.

While Pope Leo XIV presides over a flock of 1.4 billion people from within Vatican City, there’s one worldly responsibility he may not escape: Uncle Sam.

News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological spectrum in Pope Leo XIV’s homeland, raising the question of whether he might be able to ease some of the deep divisions within its ranks.

Pope Leo XIV has called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of hostages and delivery of humanitarian aid.

Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity.

John Prevost, one of the older brothers of Pope Leo XIV, said he briefly spoke with the pope to inform him they were headed to Rome.

NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen tells us about how North Texans are reacting to the news of the first American-born pope.

The “Watermelon Sugar” singer was spotted in Vatican City to watch Pope Leo XIV step onto the balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square.

Catholics across the country and North Texas celebrated the historic announcement of the new pope. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen tells us the details.

University of Dallas students shared photos from their time in St. Peter’s Square during the historic announcement. NBC 5’s Larry Collins has the details.

The sports loyalties of Pope Leo XIV became a topic of conversation almost as soon as the white smoke emerged from the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.