Here are some of the challenges that newly elected Pope Leo XIV will face as he takes up the mantle of Pope. The world will ...

The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday, signaling that the 133 cardinals ...

For the first time, there's a US pope. Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost, is from Chicago and is a citizen of Peru.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first U.S. pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, previously led a Catholic ...

Francis clashed repeatedly with Trump and Vance, particularly over the administration's immigration policies. He was critical ...

White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chape l and St. Peter's bells chimed around 6 p.m. local time in Rome on May 8, ...

Robert Francis Prevost will lead the Catholic Church as Pope Leo XIV, becoming the first pope to hail from the United States.

The Chicago native is also a Peruvian citizen and lived for years in Peru, first as a missionary and then as an archbishop.

The first American pope in history was elected today and he chose a very significant papal name. Here's what it means and why popes choose a new name.

Since livestream cameras went up early Wednesday morning, a handful of seagulls have hopped around the Sistine Chapel chimney ...

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The NFL has weighed in on the election of a new Pope on Thursday. White smoke emerged in Vatican City, signaling a new leader ...