Pope Leo XIV made history as the first American pope in the many centuries since Catholicism was introduced to the U.S. As ...

After Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV and the first pontiff from the United States, an image spread across social ...

Just days before the conclave to elect a new pope begins, on May 7, believers around the world expressed their desire for ...

The new pope's leadership will set the tone for the Church's future, whether continuing Francis's progressive reforms or ...

Leo XIV’s predecessor Pope Francis, birth name Jorge Maria Bergoglio, appointed 80% of the cardinals who voted to elect one ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected pope, becoming the first American to lead the Roman Catholic ...

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

The sporting world mourned the death of Francis − a lifelong soccer fan. The new pope is more of a baseball guy.

His ancestry, traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture, links Leo XIV to the rich and sometimes overlooked ...

This selection comes after two days of conclave in the Sistine Chapel, tying the modern record for the fastest selection of a ...

White smoke was seen pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling the College of Cardinals has chosen a successor to ...

Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, was asked about the post on the sidelines of a Mass he celebrated at a Rome church ...