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

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

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

Incoming Pope Leo XIV faces what some call the most-challenging environment for religion in China since Mao Tse-tung.

President Donald Trump is scheduled to sign executive orders later, while the White House can expect questions on the ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been announced as the new pontiff and has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV.There are no written rules ...

Newly installed Pope Leo XIV will hold a Mass with cardinals in the Sistine Chapel, a day after he was elected as the ...

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert ...

Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.

The most commonly used name has been John, first chosen in 523 by Saint John I, Pope and martyr. The last pope to choose this ...

The conservative ire that has roiled Catholicism during the previous pontificate is likely to continue with this first ...