Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost, addresses the crowd from the main central loggia balcony of St. Peter's Basilica ...

“The cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church elected Robert Francis Prevost as their 267th pontiff on Thursday, ending a ...

Local Catholics are happy and thankful for new Pope Leo XIV. The bishop led a special mass to give thanks and praise for the ...

It didn’t take long for area residents to start reacting to the choice of a new pope to lead the Catholic Church after white smoke began billowing from the Sistine ...

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful ...

One of the most pressing issues facing Pope Leo XIV is tackling sexual abuse by clergy in the Catholic Church -- and ...

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Father Gerry Waterman said his Syracuse University congregation erupted when they learned Pope Leo XIV ...

A Southern Illinois University professor said he believes the new pontiff will carry on the mission of Pope Francis.

Vice President JD Vance refused to talk politics about the newly elected pope on Friday, calling his election a "great thing.

Sheinbaum did say she will not attend the Pope's inaugural mass scheduled for May 18, but looks forward to presenting him ...

One man in Illinois, United States, was eagerly watching the conclave, knowing that his brother was amongst those making the ...

Pope Leo's first mass at the Vatican Friday mirrored thousands of Catholic masses held around the world.Many of them prayed for Pope Leo by name for the first time, including ...