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

In his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church, many people see the new pope as a continuation of his ...

US Cardinal Timothy Dolan said on Sunday that President Trump's the posting of the image 'wasn't good' but declined to say ...

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

With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...

US Cardinal Timothy Dolan has said President Donald Trump's posting of an AI-generated photo showing himself as the pope ...

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

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

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

The New York Times reported on the pope’s maternal African heritage only because a Black New Orleans genealogist by the name ...

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

Findings regarding Pope Leo XIV's familial roots appear to indicate that the pontiff's great-grandfather was Maltese, the New York Times reports.