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

The new pontiff and Bernard Hebda, the archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, have exchanged letters but ...

Chicago-born Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, has been elected as pontiff. Here's what's anticipated from his papacy when it comes to key issues facing the Church.

Robert Prevost, an American Cardinal, is now the 267th pope to represent the Catholic Church. White smoke bellowed from the ...

Pope Leo XIV will celebrate mass Friday, the day after becoming the first US head of the Catholic Church, with the world ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost reintroduced himself to the world today as Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pope in history. Chris Jansing and former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, Joe Donnelly, join ...

Catholic cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday for a second day of voting to try and elect a new pope.

Those same Siouxlanders shared their thoughts on the quickness of the election. Pope Leo XIV was declared the 267th Pope on the second day of the conclave.

Billings Catholic students and clergy were pleasantly surprised on Thursday with the announcement of the first American-born pope.

The 69-year-old will become Leo XIV as he succeeds the late Pope Francis, who brought the Peruvian-American to the Vatican ...

Leaders called the decision from the conclave “a powerful moment for the Catholic Church — and for American Catholics.” ...

Thousands of people have gathered in Vatican Square to witness the first appearance of the newly elected pope. White smoke was released from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday evening, ...