Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Friday that she hopes the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff to lead the Catholic Church, will be vocal about opposing ...

Only John, Gregory and Benedict have proven more popular. But we haven’t had a Pope Leo in more than a century. The last Pope Leo was Leo XIII, who was born in French-occupied Rome in 1810.

A moment of major global significance took place today as 69-year-old, Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, becoming the first American in history to ...

Robert Chiarito reported from New Lenox, Ill. Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born cardinal selected on Thursday as the new pope, is descended from Creole people of color from New Orleans.

While President Trump welcomed the U.S.-born cardinal as the new pope, top Trump allies criticized Leo XIV for his similarities to Pope Francis. By Tim Balk When Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost ...

Pope Leo XIV, now the Holy Father of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics, has close ties to Southwest Florida. Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected by the papal conclave on Thursday, the first American ...

Black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday and again Thursday morning indicated that a new pope had not yet been chosen to replace Pope Francis. Using smoke to communicate to ...

For that reason, we believe so many people, not just Roman Catholics, pay great attention to the selection of a new pope, in the belief that faith, even a faith they may not share, matters.

The newly elected pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, has not only cast ballots in the papal conclave, but in U.S. elections as well. The Chicago-born pope — formerly Cardinal Robert F. Prevost — is ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Bishop Oscar Solis, of the Salt Lake City diocese, pledged his loyalty to the new pope at the Cathedral of the Madeleine Thursday morning, expressing gratitude and joy.