News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological ...

Tens of thousands of Catholics gathered in St. Peter's Square on Sunday to witness Pope Leo XIV hold the "Regina Caeli" prayer for the first time.

Pope Leo also celebrated Mother’s Day as jubilee bands and thousands of pilgrims created a festive atmosphere in St. Peter’s ...

Advocates for victims of sex abuse say there needs to be an accounting of how then-Cardinal Robert Prevost handled such cases ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass on Sunday near the tomb of St. Peter, hours before he was to deliver his first Sunday noon ...

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.

New pontiff prays at tomb of Francis ahead of first Sunday address - The new pope will give his first Sunday blessing and ...

Pope Leo XIV stepped out onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to thunderous applause and an electric atmosphere, to ...

In a historic decision, the Roman Catholic Cardinals have elected the first American pope, and one Raleigh couple found themselves in the midst of the excitement while vacationing in Rome.

In a historic decision, the Roman Catholic Cardinals have elected the first American pope, and one Raleigh couple found themselves in the midst of the excitement while vacationing in Rome.

Pope Leo XIV will give his first Sunday noon blessing since being elected as the first U.S.-born pope in the Catholic ...

Though Leo XIV is from Chicago, his election to the papacy reflects the move of Christianity toward the Global South.