The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S. conservative opposition to reform.

The world is watching every word and move of the new head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Robert ...

Over the course of a day and a half, the more than 130 members of the College of Cardinals had come to a decision on who ...

The announcement that an American cardinal had been elected Roman Catholic Church’s 267th pope had special meaning for a ...

The big issue here is what that cross necklace means when it is worn by blonde women who are members of the Donald Trump team. Is this a matter of religious faith or political identity?

COMMENTARY: Who the new pope will be is not exactly who he has been — being Leo is different than being Robert, just as being ...

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

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first U.S.-born pontiff, said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he ...

WORCESTER — As word spread that an American had become pope for the first time in history, many in the Worcester area reacted ...

Sunday, May 11 Pope Leo XIV will recite the Regina Coeli prayer, which is substituted for the Angelus during the Easter ...

Robert Prevost, a missionary and bishop with deep ties to Peru, has been elected the first American pope, taking the name Leo ...

Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.