Tens of thousands came to St. Peter’s Square to mark the official start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the ...

On this week's "Mormon Land" podcast, a Latter-day Saint historian and a Catholic archivist discuss how the two religions ...

I’M originally from Chicago, and when I travel, that fact has historically prompted responses such as “oh, like Michael ...

Pope Leo XIV has revived a former Vatican tradition and granted employees a bonus of €500 ($568) for the election of each new ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A quiet alliance between North and South American cardinals helped elect the first US-born pope.

Odds-makers likely had an easier time 20 years ago, when Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger stepped onto the balcony overlooking St.

The election of Pope Leo XIV marks a turning point for American Catholicism and global Christianity, reshaping political, ...

Pope Leo XIV's church is growing steadily, but its believers are no longer concentrated on the continent where it was born.

Pope Leo XIV, history's first American pope, vowed on Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of ...

From coffee shops to classrooms, Catholic students across America will never forget the moment white smoke signaled the dawn ...

Pope Leo XIV, named Robert Francis Prevost, is the first pope from Chicago, United States. He was elected as the new leader ...