The late pope’s attention to geographic detail led to what was described as the most diverse conclave in the history of the ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of Rome, leader of the world's ...

Cardinals began describing the days and hours leading up to the final ballot that brought Leo past the two-thirds majority ...

The newly anointed Pope Leo XIV came to the balcony clad in a white cassock topped by a red cape trimmed in ermine and draped ...

Harry Styles was photographed by eagle-eyed onlookers in Rome on Thursday as Pope Leo XIV was elected the new pontiff.

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

All signs point to the newly elected pontiff continuing in much the same vein as his predecessor, but with a more moderate ...

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.

Overnight, Chicago was thrust into the spotlight when one of its own was named by the Vatican as the first pope from America, ...

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 ...

ROME — (AP) — Speakers blasted songs including "Born in the U.S.A." and "American Pie" as six cardinal electors from the ...

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