News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological ...

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

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

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

More than a dozen members of the Gary Memorial United Methodist Church in Wheaton already traveling in Rome witnessed papal ...

The election of Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, has sparked a firestorm among allies of President ...

A large crowd in St. Peter’s Square erupted in cheers Thursday, as Pope Francis’ successor was announced to be Pope Leo XIV, ...

In a historic and unpredictable moment, white smoke billowed out of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, as the first pope from the United States of America was unveiled.

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

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Thursday was a momentous day for Catholics around the world as a new pope was elected. Pope Leo XIV, an American, is the first in the Church’s history to come from the United States. A Chicago native, ...