Vice President JD Vance gifted Pope Leo XIV a Chicago Bears jersey as they met at the Vatican, amid a push by the White House ...

As Pope Leo settles into the job, he signals what's ahead for the new papacy, taking action on the vision he sketched out in a 500-word speech.

The conclave of May 7–8 has yet to reveal all its secrets. But two weeks after the election of Leo XIV, our reporters in Rome ...

The ritual for electing a new pope took social media by storm this week as content creators reacted to the ancient tradition ...

Arlene and I have been blessed to have had many “once-in-a-lifetime” experiences. But aside from marriage, baptism and ...

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Pope Francis has been laid to rest, the conclave has been assembled and, after due deliberation by the participating ...

In the Peruvian coastal city of Chiclayo, some 5,000 kilometers (3,000 miles) from new Pope Leo XIV's hometown of Chicago, Catholics took to the streets and church bells rang on Thursday to celebrate ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has become the Catholic Church’s new pope. His election was announced by the Vatican on Thursday afternoon, with the newly elected pope stepping out to address those gath ...

Historic moment in Vatican City as white smoke signals the election of a new pope, marking a new era for 1.4 billion ...

Pope Leo XIV will celebrate his first Mass after his historic election as the first North American pope. He meets Friday with ...