Francis may have been globally admired, but within the church hierarchy he was a polarizing figure. This could have resulted ...

A lot of my friends are calling it the Villanova Vatican,” said Caroline Pirtle, a Villanova University junior who interned ...

Church bells rang out for hours in celebration at Villanova University in suburban Philadelphia after one of their graduates ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, born in Chicago, is the first U.S.-born pope in the Church's history. Here's how readers reacted to ...

In his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church, many people see the new pope as a continuation of his predecessor.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Catholic Church on Thursday experienced a moment of history when cardinals elected the first-ever U.S.

Pope Leo XIV has celebrated his first Mass, a day after his historic election as the first U.S.-born pope in the church’s ...

However, it would be a mistake to let Leo XIV be defined by his critics alone. He reminds us that no human is infallible, not ...

At midweek, the chaplain of Villanova University's basketball team cheered as one of his former star players led the New York ...

Matthew Gabriele, a professor of religion and culture at Virginia Tech, said people can expect Pope Leo to carry on the work of his predecessor, Pope Francis, by having a focus on helping migrants, ...

As Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff at the Sistine Chapel on Friday, he spoke a few words in English. It was ...

When white smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel revealing that a new pope had been chosen, John Prevost turned on his ...