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

A formal Mass to mark the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV will take place on May 18 in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican announced ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, born in Bronzeville and raised in the south suburbs, will be known as Pope Leo XIV.

The newly elected Pope Leo XIV's brother has confirmed that he watched 2024's "Conclave" before his election this week.

Pope Benedict XVI greets the future Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican Gardens. Credit: Courtesy of the Augustinian Midwest Province ...

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

Pope Leo XIV has celebrated his first Mass, a day after his historic election as the first U.S.-born pope in the church’s ...

It has been more than 24 hours since Pope Leo XIV was announced as the new head of the Catholic Church, and since then, his ...

(RNS) — Anyone looking for a quick answer from Leo XIV — a canon lawyer, bishop, Vatican department head and White Sox fan — ...

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

An American has been chosen as pope for the first time in history. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost will lead the Roman ...

After Thursday’s Conclave in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, the world learned that the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, formerly ...