Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican this week to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

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The United States cardinals who were part of the conclave that on Thursday elected Pope Leo XIV spoke to the media at a press conference Friday.

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

Details have begun to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make Pope Leo XIV history’s first American pope.

The late pope’s attention to geographic detail led to what was described as the most diverse conclave in the history of the ...

Here’s what we know so far about Pope Leo’s inauguration Mass. The inauguration Mass is due to take place on Sunday, May 18, ...

The college of cardinals dealt the world a surprise in naming Chicago-born cardinal as the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

Everyone’s question — every cardinal’s question — before this week’s conclave concerned continuity with or divergence from ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV began his first homily with words in English during Mass in the Sistine Chapel with the College of ...

Pope Leo XIV emerged from the conclave as the first American pontiff in history, he headed back into the Sistine Chapel to celebrate the liturgy.

All signs point to the newly elected pontiff continuing in much the same vein as his predecessor, but with a more moderate ...