Pope Leo XIV emerged from the conclave as the first American pontiff in history, he headed back into the Sistine Chapel to celebrate the liturgy.

In his first mass as the new leader of the Catholic Church on Friday, Pope Leo XIV warned that losing one’s faith can have ...

Among the 133 cardinals to assemble in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel to elect a new leader of the Roman Catholic Church were 10 Americans and one former bishop of the Diocese of Belleville in southern ...

Leo XIV held his first Mass as pope in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, in what was a private service for the 132 voting ...

Cardinal Nichols, who is the Archbishop of Westminster, described Pope Leo XIV as gentle and calm, as well as decisive and unifying. He told reporters in Rome: “He’s been a teacher, he’s been a ...

When the white smoke billowed out from a chimney on May 8, announcing that the papal conclave had chosen a new pope, the ...

Many Catholics here in the Triad are reacting to what Pope Leo XIV will mean for the future of the Catholic Church. While ...

Two U.S. cardinals said the conclave did not choose the first American pope to act as a counterweight for President Donald Trump.