A new book suggests Chicago-born Richard Prevost may have been reluctant at first to take on the weighty responsibility of becoming Pope Leo XIV.

The Vatican has officially confirmed the first miracle under Pope Leo XIV, marking a historic moment for the newly elected pontiff.The event, which occurred in 2007 in Rhode Island, USA, involved a premature baby who was born without a heartbeat and had no medical chance of survival.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with Pope Leo XIV and thanked him for the Vatican’s efforts to help return children taken by Russia during the war.

We live in a world that is burning’ - The Pope, who has been vacationing outside Rome, says the world is experiencing a ‘crisis’

"Living our vocation to be protectors of God's handiwork is essential to a life of virtue." Pope Leo XIV holds first 'green mass' with profound message for followers: 'The care of creation' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Pope Leo interrupted a two-week vacation on Wednesday to celebrate a special Mass exhorting Catholics to exercise care for creation, in the Vatican's second major appeal in a week for the world to address global climate change.

President Donald Trump has called himself a god fearing man who loves the Bible and wants the US to be run according to the bible teachings. So when Pope Leo was elected to be the next Pope, it was assumed that the US would be the first country to organize an official visit.