The leader of the Diocese of Palm Beach hailed the choice of American-born Pope Leo XIV as Pope Francis' successor.

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

Erik Pohlmeier, bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine, is one of many welcoming Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a ...

The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S. conservative opposition to reform.

Massimo Faggioli, professor of historical theology at Villanova University in Pennsylvania and a regular contributor toLa ...

Patrick Feltz, 28, of Villa Park, sports his homemade pope hat while waiting to enter Rate Field in Chicago for a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Miami Marlins on May 10, 2025. It ...

While it is interesting and perhaps even a point of pride that the new Pope Leo XIV was born in the United States, most of ...

The new pope, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, has signaled that his identity will defy easy categorization.

Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago and one of the 10 U.S. cardinal electors at the conclave that elected the ...

Criminal justice reform has long been one of the most divisive issues between Democrats who control the Illinois General Assembly and the Republican minority.

Conclave is over and we have a new pope. Here are some of the best reactions on the internet to Pope Leo XIV.

Standing on loggia of St. Peter’s basilica, newly elected Pope Leo XIV smiled, waved and appeared to hold back emotion May 8 ...