P olitical figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...

Before the selection of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was announced, people offered their predictions on who would become ...

Some conservatives and traditionalist Catholics are cautiously optimistic over the historic election of Pope Leo XIV ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV as the first-American pontiff shocked the world, and Chicago residents rejoiced in the Holy ...

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The new Pope wears a watch. And, as with most things the Pope wears, people have a lot of feelings about it. Yesterday, Pope ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost is elected Pope Leo XIV to become the first pope from the US. Read a recap of the events of May 8.

I am a Peruvian who embraced America, and the pope is an American who embraced Peru.

Cardinal Robert Prevost spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican's powerful office of bishops ...

Tradition holds that black smoke indicates the cardinals have not yet agreed on a new leader, while white smoke signals that ...

A new pope has officially been elected as white smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St ...