For cardinals who came from such different parts of the world, it was a feat but also an act of unity to elect someone in less than 24 hours, Cardinal Wilton Gregory told the press. "I think we did ...

Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has extended his heartfelt congratulations to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on his election as ...

The newly elected leader of the Catholic Church urged the global institution to renew its missionary outreach and confront a cultural shift away from God and towards “technology, money, success, power ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican's powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year ...

The Church has been blessed once again with a beloved shepherd to lead us in faith and unity," said New Jersey Cardinal ...

We’re learning a lot more about the new pope from those who know him well: family, friends and fellow missionaries.

When white smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel revealing that a new pope had been chosen, John Prevost turned on his ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, was selected to be 267th pope on Thursday and he is the first American to lead the Roman Catholic church.Franciscan U ...

Pope Leo XIV's older brother, Louis Prevost, has been living in Florida for about four years and couldn't be more proud of ...

On the first day after the selection of Pope Leo XIV, about three dozen people gathered for a celebration Mass at Marquette ...

Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost was chosen by Catholic cardinals as the 267th pontiff to lead the church, the ...