His tally was rising with each round of voting, while support for the early front-runner—Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin—was ...

Americans gathered in St. Peter’s Square on May 8 to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the ...

Leo is the first pope with a pre-papal social media presence, which helps paint an early picture of his positions on various ...

Cardinal says Leo will be ‘darn good Pope’ as White House downplays Trump tensions - Celebrations for Pope Leo XIV have swept ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

During a press conference with American cardinals on Friday, Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, said he did not think the ...

Americans in St. Peter’s Square were stunned and joyous when they learned that an American cardinal, Robert Provost, was ...

Newly chosen Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass at the Sistine Chapel on Friday, along with the cardinals who elected him. Follow for live news updates.

As Cardinal Robert Prevost’s name was announced, a sound of shock rose up. It was something few people had anticipated — the ...

American cardinals who voted in the conclave played down the significance of the new pope’s roots in the United States, ...

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pope, clearly saw something in Prevost early on. He first sent him to Chiclayo ...

“I’m ecstatic,” said Alec Maddox, 32, a consultant who lives in San Diego, although he and his two brothers, Tommy, 30, and ...