News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological spectrum in Pope Leo XIV’s homeland, raising the question of whether he ...

The US leader also emphasized that he won the Catholic vote by a wide margin and urged ABC News president Robert Iger to be more careful in choosing employees ...

On Thursday afternoon, white smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City as Catholics and non-Catholics alike around the world watched with great interest to see who would be chosen as the ...

A joyous glow filled the inside of Nativity Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral, marking the first Sunday with a new Holy Father.

Nearly 55 years ago, a young Pope Leo XIV would've walked the grounds around the Felt Mansion during the estate's time as the ...

I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first U.S. pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, previously led a Catholic ...

In a jubilant atmosphere, more than 10,000 faithful gathered in front of the Basilica and Cathedral of Santa María de ...

The Papal conclave has elected Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new leader of the Catholic Church. Here’s what we know ...

The Republican described the president as "an American man of depraved cruelty, corruption, and shame" in a social media post.

"Why don't you answer your phone?" Pope Leo XIV asked his older brother in the video recorded by Associated Press reporter ...

Across Chicago, Sunday churchgoers returned to pews still stunned and elated about the election of a native of the city’s South Side to the papacy.