The new pope, speaking to thousands in St. Peter’s Square, echoed themes that Francis, his predecessor, regularly addressed.

"It's a great thing for the United States and for the world," she said.

Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican this week to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

A Chicago-born cardinal walks into a conclave. The rest of the joke tells itself. In the breathless day since Pope Leo XIV’s ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American leader of the Catholic Church, previously known as Robert Francis Prevost, gave his first ...

Pope Leo XIV led the Regina caeli prayer — often spoken during the time between Easter Sunday and Pentecost — in St. Peter's Basilica on Sunday, May 11. The pontiff, who was elected on May 8 after a ...

It was initially reported that the new pope was a Cubs fan. The team congratulated Pope Leo XIV in a post on X that had a ...

Pope Leo XIV today leads the Regina Coeli prayer from the central loggia of St Peter’s Basilica. The new Pope who celebrated ...

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

Nobody does drama like the one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church,” said Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, ...

Former Mayor of Waterford, Cllr Damien Geoghegan has recalled on X (Twitter) a Waterford connection with newly elected Pope ...

One of the biggest challenges Pope Leo XIV faces has to do with whether the Church should be more welcoming towards the LGBT ...