Scrutiny about the way the latest pope might run the Catholic Church started the moment he stepped on to the balcony.

Pope Francis maintained lifelong ties to his hometown club while using sports as a platform for inclusivity, a tradition Leo ...

Credit: Julia Mineeva/TheNews2/Cover Images Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost Chosen As The New Pope. May 8, 2025, Vatican City, Rome, Italy: Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost chosen as the Pope for the ...

Yet the cardinals in the Sistine Chapel chose Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old Chicago native, as the 267th pope of the ...

As the world reacted to Thursday’s historic news that an American, Robert Prevost, would lead the Roman Catholic Church as ...

The next pope is unlikely to hail from the U.S., but here are three possible outliers who could be a factor when the College of Cardinals convenes on Wednesday.

The new pope and head of the Catholic Church has officially been named after two days of deliberations. Pope Francis ' ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope after the first ...

The display acts as a tribute and also a signal that the Catholic Church, and the culture and businesses that surround it, ...

The conclave to elect the next pope is now underway at the Vatican. The cardinals — the prelates who are just below the pope ...

The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump Administration to start executing its ban on trans military service members. And, the ...