Pope Leo XIV made history as the first American pope in the many centuries since Catholicism was introduced to the U.S. As his busy schedule begins to take shape, many are already wondering when might ...

Pope Leo XIV's schedule of public liturgies in May includes the inauguration of his ministry, visits to major basilicas and ...

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

The papacy is a global platform, so the issues Pope Leo chooses to focus on can resonate far beyond the church.

Louis Prevost’s Facebook posts — no longer publicly viewable — suggest that he has embraced some of the most common ...

Here’s a look at some of the leading papal contenders, with the proviso that favorites don’t typically end up getting the nod ...

and that Karol Wojtyla wasn't on any front-runner lists going into the 1978 conclave that elected him Pope John Paul II. Erdo, 72, the archbishop of Budapest and primate of Hungary, was twice ...

The pontiff held his first meeting with the news media at the Vatican and called on reporters to choose “the path of ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the conclave of cardinals that gathered at the Vatican wasted little time choosing a new ...