Religious affairs expert Martin O’Brien reports from Rome on the prospects of the man chosen to lead the Catholic Church ...

Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and details began to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make him history’s ...

New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, an ally of President Donald Trump, played the role of “kingmaker” in the selection of Pope ...

Canadian Lou Germano was vacationing in Rome when he ran into a priest. Little did he know that priest was Cardinal Robert ...

Pope Leo XIV said yesterday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing, as he celebrated his first mass. Details began to emerge yesterday of how votes quickly coalesced to make him ...

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 ...

Prior to being elected, Pope Leo XIV had a presence on X, where he sometimes shared messages that appeared to be critical of some of President Donald Trump's policies.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, said Friday that his election was both a cross and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass in Sistine Chapel.

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 ...