If the new pope is able to update church teachings on some hot-button issues, it will be because Pope Francis set the stage ...

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert ...

Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV brings the Catholic Church closer to the United States in a way it has never been before, but ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first person from the United States to lead the Catholic Church, is taking on a financial headache in his ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV, who is the first U.S. pope and has Creole roots, is raising more awareness about the complexity ...

The new pontiff, who was chosen as leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday (May 8), has travelled extensively in Asia where ...

ROME — The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe ...

Pope Leo XIV, who was born in Chicago but spent two decades as a missionary in Peru, said a few words in English before ...

The Baltimore faithful are marking a new era of the Catholic Church amid the election of the first American to become pope.

As Pope Leo XIV assumes office, the Catholic faithful in Nigeria have urged him to prioritise uniting a fragmented world.

After two days of conclave and only four votes, the cardinals selected Cardinal Robert Prevost as the church's next pope.