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

The bishop of Rome is one of many titles held by the pope. Duties related to the title are usually delegated to an auxiliary ...

The rules behind Pope Leo remaining a US citizen now he’s a foreign head of state - Other US citizens have served as foreign ...

Have you ever wondered what happens when a U.S. citizen reaches the pinnacle of a foreign, sovereign entity? It's not a ...

A viral video claiming to show Pope Leo XIV criticizing US Vice President JD Vance is fake. The video shows the Pope ...

The way the news of the new pope’s heritage was made public speaks to the complexity of discussions of race in the U.S.

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost in Chicago, has become the first U.S.-born pontiff and now leads both the Holy See and ...

Pope Leo XIV's dual role raises questions about US citizenship. Experts suggest his citizenship is safe unless he renounces ...

To convey how all-encompassing the Roman Catholic Church was during the Middle Ages, the historian R.W. Southern once offered ...