On the evening of May 8th white smoke poured forth from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling the election of a new pope. Then came the ringing cry – “Habemus Papam” (“We have a Pope”). Then ...

In the first month of his pontificate, Pope Leo repeatedly mentioned various themes "that seem to be the initial lines of his ...

In his first official appointment, Pope Leo named a woman to head a major Vatican office. Sister Simona Brambilla is now the ...

During the fortnight Bychok encountered Prevost, the Chicago-born cardinal who would become Pope, several times. Prevost had ...

At the time Pope Francis picked Bishop Gregg Caggianelli, then-Cardinal Robert Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV — was running the ...

Pope Leo XIV met with members of the Vatican’s child protection advisory commission on Thursday for the first time amid questions about his past handling of clergy sex abuse cases and demands from ...

The Papal conclave has elected Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new leader of the Catholic Church. Here’s what we know ...

COMMENTARY: Not since 1808, when Bishop John Carroll was elevated to serve the see of Baltimore, has the Catholic Church in ...

Interest in Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States, has been steady, and so have the inquiries into joining the ...

I haven’t encountered any American who didn’t experience one of those sentiments upon learning a U.S. citizen became the next pope.

Pope Leo XIV is pictured in a combination photo with Bill Bickel, associate director of Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese ...