The new Pope, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, from Chicago, became the first North American head of the Catholic Church.

The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S.

Pope Leo XIV will meet more than 6,000 journalists and media workers on Monday (May 12) in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, ...

Viewers have slammed Saturday Night Live for implying that JD Vance killed Pope Francis because he died shortly after their awkward meeting at the Vatican. Pope Francis died on April 21, just a day ...

The new pope has made clear — in his remarks and his choice of a motto — that unity within the global church will be a ...

Then he did something notably uncharacteristic of Pope Francis. He sang. “Hallelujah,” he intoned reverently, in Latin. The ...

One of the biggest challenges Pope Leo XIV faces has to do with whether the Church should be more welcoming towards the LGBT ...

The new pontiff, who was chosen as leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday (May 8), has travelled extensively in Asia where ...

Pope Francis, who died at 88 last month, was the first pontiff to be publicly inclusive of the LGBTQ Catholic community.

Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, said he expects Pope Leo XIV "feels an obligation," to speak to what he called the issues of the day, amid "real challenges globally." ...

After two days of conclave and only four votes, the cardinals selected Cardinal Robert Prevost as the church's next pope.

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent on Sunday a cable of congratulations to the newly- ...