Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...

After a relatively short conclave, our reporter was with the crowd in St. Peter's Square at they got their first glimpse of ...

Leo, the first American to be elected pope in the history of the church, has been critical of Trump and Vice President JD ...

Taking the name Leo XIV, the American was elected to be the 267th pontiff and spiritual leader of the world's 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, along with former presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama, Illinois ...

For centuries, the world has turned its gaze to the Vatican whenever white smoke rises above the Sistine Chapel. That puff of ...

Pope Leo XIV's choice of name signals a commitment to social justice, very much in line with the late Pope Francis’ global ...

We have white smoke! 133 voting cardinals elect a new pope on Thursday, May 8, 2025, on the second day of the conclave.

Some MAGA supporters are accusing the new pope of having liberal tendencies, particularly in regard to immigration.

The Chicago-born missionary took the name Leo XIV. In his first words as Pope Francis’ successor, he emphasized peace, ...

A view of St. Peter's Square during the conclave to elect a successor of late Pope Francis, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to lead the Catholic ...