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A popular Queens pastry shop is baking up a signature cookie to celebrate Pope Leo XIV. La Guli Pastry at 29-15 Ditmars Blvd.

The new pope isn’t considered to be as lefty as the old pope, but Pope Francis was elected back when the general political ...

John Prevost described his brother as being very concerned for the poor and those who don’t have a voice. He said he expects ...

White smoke in Rome signaled a new chapter for the Catholic Church Thursday afternoon as Robert Francis Prevost was selected ...

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

Catholic Chicagoans gathered in churches and celebrated from their homes as the historic decision was announced.

"It was really something I never expected to see in my lifetime," said Father Gil Pierre of Opelika's St. Mary's Catholic Church on the election of Pope Leo XIV.

The Catholic Church made history Thursday with the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff. The moment carried ...

As news spread the conclave selected a new pope, students, faculty and staff came to a halt at the University of Dallas, a ...