Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff at the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on May 9, the day after stunning the world as the first pope from the United States in the Church's history.

Being here in Rome, being part of something that’s thousands of years old, and seeing a list of every pope since St. Peter — you see this continuous chain, and you just know you’re part of ...

The president of Villanova University shared that he had asked the new pope, a '77 Villanova grad, if he'd come back to speak at commencement.

Many Catholics here in the Triad are reacting to what Pope Leo XIV will mean for the future of the Catholic Church. While ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, now Pope Leo XIV, was selected by the conclave at the Vatican on Thursday, May 8. Prevost is originally from Chicago and is the first American pope.

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

“DA POPE!” blared the front of the Chicago Sun-Times on Friday, one of countless spins on the city’s unique accent, ...

The United States cardinals who were part of the conclave that on Thursday elected Pope Leo XIV spoke to the media at a press conference Friday.

Cardinal says Leo will be ‘darn good Pope’ as White House downplays Trump tensions - The 69-year-old former cardinal was ...

The new pontiff is former Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, a Chicago-born Augustinian friar who previously headed the influential ...

Here are some fun facts about Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, who was elected the first pope from the U.S.

Most of the U.S.-based cardinals who participated in the conclave that elected him said nationality was not a factor.