The old parish church buildings on Chicago’s far South Side where Pope Leo XIV grew up, attended grammar school and launched ...

When news broke Thursday about Robert Prevost's election as the first American pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, the mood throughout ...

After the death of a Pope, a papal conclave—an incredibly secretive and important process—takes place in the Vatican as ...

In the Peruvian coastal city of Chiclayo, some 5,000 kilometers from new Pope Leo XIV’s hometown of Chicago, Catholics took ...

Pope Leo XIV is preparing to celebrate his first Mass as the leader of the Catholic Church while congratulatory messages ...

For two University of Mary students, getting to witness the very first American pope elected is something unforgettable.

As the Catholic world celebrates the election of the first-ever American pontiff, one South Carolina family is remembering their own “miraculous” connection with the late Pope Francis.

Harry Styles leaves fans stunned as he's spotted at Pope’s first address at the Vatican - The singer was spotted at St. Peter ...

American Cardinal Robert Prevost was shortly thereafter announced as the 267th pontiff. He chose the name Leo XIV, a senior cardinal deacon announced. The 69-year-old Chicago native is the first ...

Of all the ceremonies associated with electing a new pope, the one most familiar to the general public is the smoke that emanates from a stovepipe chi ...

Thousands of people have gathered in Vatican Square to witness the first appearance of the newly elected pope. White smoke was released from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday evening, ...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, said in a post to X on Wednesday that he and the other North American cardinals will bring the "in ...