Pope Leo's first public words, "Peace be with you," could not have been "a more kind, a more gentle, a more pastoral opening," said one papal historian.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Catholic Church on Thursday experienced a moment of history when cardinals elected the first-ever U.S.

As Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff at the Sistine Chapel on Friday, he spoke a few words in English. It was ...

Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, retired archbishop of Galveston-Houston, told the reporters that while the cardinals chose a pope who is a U.S. citizen, “he’s really a citizen of the entire world since he ...

Six weeks before American Cardinal Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, the activist group Survivors Network of those Abused ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, born in Chicago, is the first U.S.-born pope in the Church's history. Here's how readers reacted to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Thursday that lawyers should stand up and fight in battles faced by the nation ...

Pope Leo XIV led his first Mass as the leader of the Catholic Church on Friday, saying his election was both a cross and a ...

Chicago residents were ecstatic about the first North American pope, Pope Leo XIV, who was elected to the papacy on Thursday.

U.S. District Judge William Sessions ordered Ozturk’s transfer to Vermont, where she was last confined before she was taken ...

ROME – Speakers blasted songs including “Born in the U.S.A.” and “American Pie” as six cardinal electors from the United ...

President Trump has floated cutting tariffs on China from 145% to 80% ahead of a weekend meeting as he looks to deescalate ...