VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his ...

In the breathless day since Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first US-born pontiff, the memes, doctored images, and ...

The Bishop of Alexandria said he was shocked and surprised when the Catholic Church announced a new pope, who was born and ...

After less than 24 hours in seclusion, white smoke signaled the end of the conclave and the start of Cardinal Robert ...

Americans gathered in St. Peter’s Square on May 8 to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the ...

For cardinals who came from such different parts of the world, it was a feat but also an act of unity to elect someone in less than 24 hours, Cardinal Wilton Gregory told the press. "I think we did ...

The powerful Big Apple cardinal served as “kingmaker” for fellow US Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago, rallying support in ...

New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan told Inside Edition about the emotional moment inside the secret conclave when the first U.S.-born pope in history was elected.

Three cardinals agreed that, despite conventional wisdom that dismissed the possibility of a US pope, Leo's US citizenship ...

The cardinals that gathered -- Daniel DiNardo, Timothy Dolan, Joseph Tobin, Blase Cupich, Wilton Gregory, Robert McElroy and Christophe Pierre -- agreed that all members of the clergy worked ...