Photo: Getty Images The new pope reportedly has ties to Black and Creole communities in Louisiana. On Thursday (May 8), Robert Francis Prevost was named Pope Leo XIV and the new leader of the Catholic ...

An earthquake of 4.1 preliminary magnitude was reported Saturday morning in Tennessee and was felt in Atlanta, western North Carolina and elsewhere, according to the U.S. Geological Survey and local ...

The new pope said he would be guided by a key document that his predecessor wrote listing the church’s priorities, including ...

According to the historians exploring Leo XIV's genetic history, the new pope can trace his lineage to the Afro-Caribbean culture.

Georgia Catholics are excited and still a little bit in shock after the announcement of the first American pope.

The sun has risen on Pope Leo XIV’s first full day as head of the Catholic church, and the surprised delight still sits with ...

For all his prolific output, Ludwig van Beethoven was seldom one to write sacred music. Missa solemnis, his epic musical ...

Thursday marked an extremely important day in the Catholic Church, as Pope Leo XIV was chosen as its 267th leader. Leo XIV, ...

Yet the cardinals in the Sistine Chapel chose Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old Chicago native, as the 267th pope of the ...

Unity was a word often spoken by Catholics around metro Atlanta on a historic Thursday. After white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney, an American was announced as the 267th pope. Robert ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass on Friday in the Sistine Chapel where he was elected less than ...

On Thursday, the election of the first American-born pope brought excitement to many Catholics across metro Atlanta. “I think ...