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

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

In Peru, Pope Leo XIV is known as the saintly missionary who waded through mud after torrential rains flooded the region, bringing help to needy people, and as the bishop who spearheaded the ...

Leo offered a novelty by singing the Regina Coeli, a Latin prayer said during the Easter season which recent popes usually ...

Tens of thousands of faithful Catholics gathered in St. Peter’s Square to watch Pope Leo XIV deliver the first Sunday blessing of his pontificate exactly at noon. They ...

This pope will make mistakes; don’t we all? But on this day, Melinda Henneberger looks to him with great hope. | Opinion ...

St. Peter’s Square was packed with pilgrims, well-wishers and the curious, many holding up flags from their homelands.

For thousands of Catholic pilgrims in Rome, it’s the unmissable Vatican appointment: the midday Sunday blessing the pope ...

Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical ...

Pope Leo XIV made his first trip outside Rome since being elected as leader of the Catholic Church. The pope was driven to ...

A historic moment unfolded in Vatican City on Thursday as the first American pope in the history of the Catholic Church was announced, and a group of Loras Coll ...