Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with Beijing, signalling he is continuing one of Pope Francis’ most controversial ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert F. Prevost of the U.S., appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, May 8, 2025.

Joan M. Dennis, age 95, of Fall River, Massachusetts passed away on May 8, 2025, ... May 14, 2025, at 10:00 AM at Holy Name Church, Hanover Street, Fall River.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, has been elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost appears on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica after being chosen the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, choosing the name of Pope Leo XIV, at the Vatican ...

Local Catholic faith leaders greeted with enthusiasm the election of the first pope from the United States — and from Illinois.

How to watch Pope Leo XIV’s first mass. Leo's first Latin Mass will be broadcast live on Vatican News's YouTube channel. Leo's debut wardrobe was different than Francis'. Here's what changed.

American Cardinal Robert F. Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV after being elected as the 267th pontiff of the Holy Catholic Church.. College of Cardinals elected the 267th pope on Thursday. The ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Every year on the second Sunday of Easter, Catholics are called to confess, take part in holy communion, and pray at the ‘Chapel of the Divine Mercy’. Saint ...

Every year on the second Sunday of Easter, Catholics are called to confess, take part in holy communion, and prayat the ‘Chapel of the Divine Mercy’.