Thousands of Catholics gathered on Saturday for an outdoor mass in the Peruvian city of Chiclayo to celebrate the election of ...

New pontiff prays at tomb of Francis ahead of first Sunday address - The new pope will give his first Sunday blessing and ...

The new pope, Leo XIV, has this in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy: He has been in positions of authority when accusations of sexual abuse ...

Catholics around the world are continuing to celebrate the selection of a new leader of the church, including students at ...

The announcement that an American cardinal had been elected Roman Catholic Church’s 267th pope had special meaning for a ...

"JD Vance is wrong," the future-pope wrote on Feb. 3, echoing the title of the op-ed in the National Catholic Reporter.

Pope Leo XIV will give his first Sunday noon blessing since being elected as the first U.S.-born pope in the Catholic ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost is the new head of the Catholic Church who has led the faithful in Latin America and ...

Though Leo XIV is from Chicago, his election to the papacy reflects the move of Christianity toward the Global South.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York, about the significance of the Cardinals electing the first pope from the United States.

Pope Leo XIV made his first trip outside Rome since being elected as leader of the Catholic Church. The pope was driven to ...