The newly elected Pope Leo XIV (C), the American Robert Prevost, appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican after the Papal Conclave. Oliver Weiken/dpa Robert Francis Prevost, now ...

Cardinals in the secret conclave are set for another round of discussions on Thursday after failing to select the next pope on the first day of voting. Black smoke has poured from the Sistine Chapel ...

VATICAN CITY, — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, said Friday that his election was both a cross and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass as the head of the Catholic Church. Leo ...

Cardinal Prevost ousted Cardinal Parolin in the fourth conclave vote by garnering cross-party support from progressive, moderate, and some conservative cardinals. Leon XIV officiates his first mass as ...

STORY: “… I know I can rely on each and every one of you to walk with me as we continue as a Church…” Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff on ...

Leo XIV celebrated his first mass as pope on Friday, the day after becoming the first US head of the Catholic Church, with the world's eyes watching for signs of what kind of leader he will be.