Americans gathered in St. Peter’s Square on May 8 to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the ...

This week the Catholic Church selected a new leader. After the white smoke appeared Cardinal Robert Prevost appeared on Vatican balcony as Pope Leo XIV. The selection of the first American born pope ...

Whether it is his love for baseball, Chicago roots or Villanova University, experts say to be able to humanize such a renowned and powerful leader is very important.

But Pope Leo can only vote if he is a U.S. citizen. Voting as a dual citizen is not uncommon — Pope Leo also holds ...

Pope Leo is seen as a centrist who shares his predecessor's progressive views on certain social issues. Here's what we know ...

For cardinals who came from such different parts of the world, it was a feat but also an act of unity to elect someone in less than 24 hours, Cardinal Wilton Gregory told the press. "I think we did ...

Calif., said Friday that she hopes the newly elected Pope Leo XIV will be vocal about opposing mass deportation.

The powerful Big Apple cardinal served as “kingmaker” for fellow US Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago, rallying support in ...

The Church has been blessed once again with a beloved shepherd to lead us in faith and unity," said New Jersey Cardinal ...

The new pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans family historian, who began digging ...

What a great day for us in Philly with a pope that knows what Wawa is all about,” Archbishop Nelson Pérez jokingly told ...

Because of the pope’s role to maintain the fullness of tradition and the unity of the Church, a pope cannot be conservative ...