One cardinal who cast his ballot said the pope’s choice of the papal name Leo might signal a particular interest in workers’ ...

Speakers blasted songs including “Born in the U.S.A.” and “American Pie” as six cardinal electors from the United States ...

“DA POPE!” blared the front of the Chicago Sun-Times on Friday, one of countless spins on the city’s unique accent, ...

Donald Trump’s new nominee to be the next surgeon general has said she walked away from a promising career in the medical ...

Three cardinals agreed that, despite conventional wisdom that dismissed the possibility of a US pope, Leo's US citizenship ...

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

In his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church, many people see the new pope as a continuation of his predecessor.

The conclave to elect Pope Leo XIV was "fraternal" in atmosphere without the high drama of the award-winning film of the same ...

Andrea Amodeo-Vickery said she was there for the beginning of the conclave and had the chance to walk around St. Peter's Basilica.

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

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

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...