White smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City on Thursday, May 8, signifying that the College of Cardinals ...

The reaction among church leaders to the news of Chicago native Robert Francis Prevost being named the first American pope ...

Robert Francis Prevost is the first American pope in history. He was announced as the new pope after voting in Vatican on ...

Prevost was brought to the Vatican in 2023 by Pope Francis as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations.

Pope Leo XIV's brother revealed that the religious leader saw the Oscar-winning drama hours before cardinals elected him.

Some important things happened yesterday in Vatican City. The cardinal electors selected Robert Francis Prevost, a ...

Catholic Chicagoans gathered in churches, cheered from classrooms and celebrated from their homes as the historic decision ...

Pope Leo XIV’s career suggests that he is a traditionalist and a strong believer in traditional family values.

The following is the full first speech of Pope Leo XIV, given from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica shortly after ...