As word spread that an American had become pope for the first time in history, many in the Worcester area reacted with ...

The faithful in Los Angeles, America’s most Catholic city, were delighted — and a little stunned — to learn a Chicago-born ...

Pope Leo XIV quoted his predecessor by telling the world to “build bridges,” not walls. See the full text of his speech here.

The following is the full first speech of Pope Leo XIV, given from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica shortly after ...

The themes of Pope Leo XIV's speech seemed to suggest he would have continuity with his predecessor Pope Francis.

“He’s a bridge builder among continents,” Kathleen Sprows Cummings, a Notre Dame professor of American studies and history, said during NBC’s live TV coverage of the papal announcement.

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, delivered his first speech as the Catholic Church's newly appointed successor to ...

People gathered for prayer at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion Wednesday as the process to elect a new pope began ...

While younger cardinals are busy choosing the new pope, older cardinals are mostly waiting it out like the rest of us ...

The 69-year-old new pope, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was elected the first pope from the United States on ...

I was at Umass Amherst attending a Q&A with CliffeKnechtle, a pastor who has gone viral on social media in the past few ...

The 267th pope has chosen his new name: Pope Leo XIV. Born with his baptismal name of Robert Francis Prevost, his papal name ...