Pope Leo XIV, now the successor of St. Peter, leads the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church in a sacred role that few others ...

The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul opened its doors Friday to celebrate a milestone once thought unlikely: an American ...

Francis may have been globally admired, but within the church hierarchy he was a polarizing figure. This could have resulted ...

Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican this week to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

Details have begun to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make Pope Leo XIV history’s first American pope.

His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, may God assist Him, has sent a congratulatory message to His ...

The newly anointed Pope Leo XIV came to the balcony clad in a white cassock topped by a red cape trimmed in ermine and draped ...

What’s in a name? That’s a question Catholics often ask after a new pope is elected. One of his first official acts of a new pope is to choose a name. Deeply symbolic, the name often reflects the pope ...

Pope Leo XVI, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, held the first Mass of his papacy in the Sistine Chapel on Friday morning, ...

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

The longest conclave lasted almost three years. Thankfully, the timeframe has changed drastically in recent years.

The first hint of the new pope's direction has come with the name he picked.USA Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected the ...