The countdown to choosing a new pope is winding down. The papal conclave is set to begin May 7. The Catholic Diocese of Jackson has been following the process very closely, according to its chancellor ...

The Catholic Diocese of Green Bay bishop said Leo's selection confirms the strength of the U.S. church. The bishop said Pope Leo XIV is a humble man with a pastor's heart. Catholic Diocese of ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - Thursday morning, the world's eyes were on the Sistine Chapel as thousands watched white smoke emerge from it. The sign tells the world that a new pope has been elected.

ALBANY — Officials from Albany's Roman Catholic Diocese hailed the election of Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the United States, at a news conference Thursday ...

The Catholic bishop of a New Jersey diocese says he would no longer oppose a state grand jury investigation of clergy sexual abuse that the church has been fighting behind closed doors in court ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a Chicago native, has been elected as the new pope, taking the name Leo XIV. The Diocese of ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Bishop Timothy Senior and staff with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg were gathered on Thursday afternoon in a meeting room at the offices, watching news coverage of ...

"He's really experienced," Kettler said, noting the pope's time as both a missionary and an administrator. "I like that." ...

"May the Lord grant Pope Leo XIV the grace and strength to guide the Universal Church with wisdom and courage," Diocese of Tyler Bishop Gregory Kelly said.

Bishop John Iffert of the Diocese of Covington also spoke about ... was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the ...