This is the full text of the "Urbi et Orbi" blessing given by Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican after his election May 8, 2025.

A diocesan Mass of Thanksgiving for the election of Pope Leo will be celebrated at 11:15 a.m. May 11, 2025, at Sacred Heart ...

American Catholics were thrilled to learn the next pope was one of their very own: Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert F.

Pope Leo opted for a name steeped in tradition that also conveys an openness to engaging with the modern world.

Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, was elected the 267th ...

Catholic groups are welcoming Pope Leo XIV -- the first U.S.-born pontiff -- who was elected May 8, the second day of the ...

President Trump congratulated Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, a Chicago native who was elected pope, taking the name Pope Leo XIV ...

President Trump congratulated Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, a Chicago native who was elected pope, taking the name Pope Leo XIV ...

Thousands of Americans are in Rome waiting for a sign of smoke -- white, which would announce the start of a new era for the ...

The 133 cardinals failed to reach a two-thirds supermajority of at least 89 votes to elect a new pope during their morning ...

It is not just people who flock to St. Peter's Square to watch the chimney; some furry, faithful companions have also been ...