After less than 24 hours of seclusion in the Vatican, cardinals ended the 2025 papal conclave with the election of a new ...

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

How Pope Leo XIV chooses to tackle critical topics from same-sex marriage to women in the church remains to be seen, but ...

The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

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 ...

Leo will be formally installed as pope at a Mass on May 18, the Vatican said Friday, and will preside over his first general ...

Pope Leo XIV's election as pope marks a 'super happy day' for Catholics around the world, according to the chair of Catholic ...

The Catholic Church made history Thursday with the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff. The moment carried ...

Robert Prevost, who took the name Pope Leo XIV, is leading his first Mass. The former Augustinian leader is the first ...

Political figures around the world have issued messages of congratulation to Robert Prevost, who was elected Thursday as Pope ...

President Donald Trump said the selection of Cardinal Robert F. Prevost to be pope is "a great honor" for the U.S., noting he ...