Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was ...

Students in Oklahoma Catholic schools experienced an unforgettable week as they celebrated the election of the first American ...

Being here in Rome, being part of something that’s thousands of years old, and seeing a list of every pope since St. Peter — you see this continuous chain, and you just know you’re part of ...

His tally was rising with each round of voting, while support for the early front-runner—Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin—was ...

One cardinal who cast his ballot said the pope’s choice of the papal name Leo might signal a particular interest in workers’ ...

Newly elected American Pope Leo XIV delivered his first Mass Friday inside the Sistine Chapel. The pope spoke in both English ...

Friday marked a day of celebration at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, as Richmond’s Catholic community united for a ...

The inauguration Mass on May 18 will be the formal installation ceremony where Pope Leo XIV will receive the Fisherman’s Ring and the pallium as symbols of his papal office. The “taking possession” ...

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

The election of the new Pope, called the Papal conclave, took place over two days, but just before the long-awaited ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, said Friday that his election was both a cross and a ...

Prevost, who was promoted by Francis and has a knack for management and a zeal for missionary work, was a stronger candidate ...