After white smoke filled the air in the Vatican City, Catholics in Colorado Springs attended midday mass with smiles and optimism. This morning, Pope Leo XIV became the first American-born pope, being ...

Pope Leo XIV has celebrated his first Mass as the new pontiff He tells cardinals in the Sistine Chapel that he hopes his election can help the Catholic Church bring light to the "dark nights of ...

Pope Leo XIV vowed to work for unity so that Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace in the world; he offered a message of ...

U.S. cardinals had largely been written off as papal contenders because of a widespread assumption that the global Church could not be run by a superpower pope. Pope Leo XIV conducts Mass in the ...

Leo XIV aims to serve as 'faithful administrator' for the Church He inherits challenges like budget shortfall and divisions over LGBT inclusion Formal inauguration Mass to be held on May 18 Leo is ...