Last week was quite special for the estimated 1.2 billion Catholics around the world when white smoke billowed across St.

Fr. Thomas Reese used to be certain no American would be elected pope. Now, he admits, he has been proved wrong with this new ...

Chris Quilpa Habemus papam! We have a new pope, and he’s from the United States of America! Who would ever think that there would be a pope from America, a global power? No one expected that coming.

Francis Rooney said Pope Leo XIV will be a “fantastic pope” because he “can communicate with people in a very clear but nonthreatening way.” ...

Peruvians have celebrated the election of a man many knew as a missionary and bishop during his 2 decades of service in the ...

America has great economic culture, political power and military power, and [for an American] to be heading the Church too, ...

The Chicago-born pope had a one-word response when asked if he had anything to say to the people of the United States, which ...

Thousands of Catholics packed the plaza outside the Cathedral of Santa Maria de Chiclayo in this northern Peruvian city to ...

Despite being the first pope from America, a country where the Catholic Church is known for its relative conservatism, Pope ...

The Pope understands power and decline, and does not confuse the two: There will be no warm embraces for Hamas delegates ...

Fight! ” The other introduced himself to the world with his first public word as pope: ” Peace.” The contrast between ...