Robert F. Prevost, 69, was a longshot selection with extensive missionary experience in Peru and an approach similar to Pope ...

POTTSVILLE — The bells of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church rang out around ... He graduated from Villanova University with a degree in mathematics in 1977, and earned a Master of Divinity degree ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

Prior to his election as Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops. Here is the ...

All smiles in front of the people cheering in St. Peter’s Square, he appeared from St. Peter’s Basilica’s balcony for the ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff, was elected May 8. His selection came as a surprise to some church leaders, ...

Set to turn 70 on September 14, the new pope has the potential to have a long and eventful pontificate. Here, see photos of ...

After weeks of significant moments in the Catholic Church, one Billings student has found himself at the center of one of the ...

While it is far too early to say how he will use his platform to address such issues, his focus shows he is a church leader ...

The lights of the Empire State Building shone in gold and white overnight in honor of the new Pope Leo XIV. Four popes have visited St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, and that is more than any ...

He attended the Pontifical North American College in ... Pope Francis talks with Cardinal Timothy Dolan as he leaves St. Patrick's Cathedral September 24, 2015 in New York City.