White smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday signaled that a conclave of cardinals have selected a new pope: Robert Prevost of the United States. He is the first American Pope in history ...

ROME – Speakers blasted songs including “Born in the U.S.A.” and “American Pie” as six cardinal electors from the United ...

The elevation of Chicago-native Robert Francis Prevost appeared to come from a confluence of factors, analysts said.

The conclave to elect a new pope is well-known as the most secretive event in the Roman Catholic church. However, a British ...

On Thursday, Divine Child Catholic High School held a special ceremony to recognize several students who will be continuing ...

In the six years since a team of Chicago Police officers incorrectly served a search warrant at the Near West Side home of ...

Men wave a U.S. flag as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who has chosen the papal name Leo XIV, appears on the central ...

When Pope Leo XIV was elected as the late Pope Francis’ successor, Harry Styles was one of the many in the crowd present for ...

Cardinals began describing the days and hours leading up to the final ballot that brought Leo past the two-thirds majority needed.

President Trump reacted on Truth Social to the announcement of Pope Leo as the first U.S. pope. Pope Leo XIV is far from the first to influence Catholic leaders worldwide. Bishop Matano recounted the ...

He chose to be one of us,' Peru's president said in a public address lauding the selection, after Pope Leo XIV spoke to the ...

Georgia Catholics are excited and still a little bit in shock after the announcement of the first American pope.