Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, who welcomed the decision to fly flags at half-mast over public buildings, said there should be an official period of mourning, pointing to steps taken in Spain, Cuba and ...

It’s a story you might say could happen “only in America,” but this one is unfolding in Rome: Bob from the south side of ...

Robert Francis Prevost, who was born in Chicago and attended Villanova University, was elected as the new pope on Thursday ...

Robert Francis Prevost was selected to be the new head of the Catholic Church and will take the name Pope Leo XIV. Here is ...

President Donald Trump took to social media to congratulate the newly elected Pope Leo XIV — formerly Cardinal Robert Francis ...

Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican this week to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

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

The post also showed how much more secular Americans have become since John F. Kennedy, the nation’s first Catholic president ...

President Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social Monday – following news of Pope Francis's death – that he and ...

Pope Leo XIV is vowing to actively promote and protect the spirituality and traditions of the eastern rite churches, those ...

President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself dressed as the pope. The post has since received criticism ...