In interviews in the run-up to the conclave, I steered clear of making predictions in order to focus on the process: what the ...

Pope Leo XIV has broken the seal on the papal apartments, marking one of his first major symbolic moments as pontiff ...

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

Pope Leo XIV had been in office for less than a day before he was presented with his first significant diplomatic test.

Leo, the first American pope, told the cardinals who elected him that he was fully committed to the reforms of the Second ...

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

American Cardinal Robert Prevost was shortly thereafter announced as the 267th pontiff. He chose the name Leo XIV, a senior ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass this morning following his election, calling on the Church to focus on areas where ...

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Robert Prevost, the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, was not among the top contenders, making his selection a relative surprise.

The Reverend James Bretzke, a theology professor at John Carroll University in Ohio, told USA Today this week that a diplomat ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling that a pope has been elected to lead ...