During Francis’ pontificate, the Catholic Church in the United States was torn between reform-minded factions and a staunchly ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV brings the Catholic Church closer to the United States in a way it has never been before, but ...

ROME — The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe ...

As Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff at the Sistine Chapel on Friday, he spoke a few words in English. It was ...

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert ...

When white smoke rose out of the Vatican on Thursday, Catholics in Roanoke were watching from their screens in delight as ...

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert ...

The new pontiff is former Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, a Chicago-born Augustinian friar who previously headed the influential ...

On Thursday, white smoke came out of the papal enclave at the Sistine Chapel, signaling to the world a new pope had been elected. With over a billion Catholics worldwide learning who the new leader of ...

Chicagoland native and Augustine priest Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected to the office of the papacy on Wednesday, choosing the name Pope Leo XIV. Father Brian Florin, pastor at St. John The ...

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Father Gerry Waterman said his Syracuse University congregation erupted when they learned Pope Leo XIV ...

Catholics around the world are continuing to celebrate the selection of a new leader of the church, including students at ...