Inside the secretive meeting, cardinals will use an array of objects, many steeped in tradition, as they elect the next pope.

Pope Leo XIV has never been accused of abuse, but has been in positions of authority when accusations of sexual abuse have ...

In Peru, Pope Leo XIV is known as the saintly missionary who waded through mud after torrential rains flooded the region, ...

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful ...

The Vatican’s official news website framed him ... Francis sought to expand the geographical diversity of the church’s hierarchy and named many new cardinals, some from countries that had ...

Pope Leo XIV, the day after his election, decided to temporarily retain the current heads of the offices of the Roman Curia ...

Pope Leo XIV is seen as a centrist who shares his predecessor's progressive views on certain social issues. Here's what we ...

During his first speech as pope from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica today, he switched easily from fluent Italian to fluent Spanish. Many in the Catholic hierarchy tend to identify American ...

“Clearly Pope Francis saw in him something – he ... That reflects the idea that all the people in the church hierarchy – from leaders to everyday members – walk together.

Notre Dame Provost John McGreevy said he expects some tension between the Vatican and the White House over immigration and ...