The former Cardinal Robert Prevost has led some two dozen public events but not made notable appointments, nor announced ...

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

Many sacred beliefs of our Catholic faith can be traced to the 21 ecumenical councils held since the fourth century.

he's seen as progressive, embracing marginalized groups like Francis did, according to CBS News. The pope typically lives in the Vatican Palace in the Vatican City. However, Encyclopedia ...

White smoke appeared from the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signaling that cardinals had elected a successor to Pope Francis. That man was revealed to be Robert Prevost, the first ...

Many sites associated with past popes have become museums or holy destinations for the faithful. But Pope Leo XIV’s childhood church closed years ago.

Following a short, two-day conclave, the first-ever American born pope was elected by a two-thirds majority of 133 Cardinals on Thursday -- and he's from Chicago ... Leo to the Vatican in 2023 ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — One hundred and thirty-three cardinals sequestered themselves behind the Vatican’s medieval walls for a conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis. Here are some ...

VATICAN CITY ... On Thursday, he ascended to become Pope Leo XIV — the first American pontiff. Prevost, 69, had to overcome the taboo against a U.S. pope, given the geopolitical power ...

According to the Vatican, Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago will go by Leo XIV. Here's what we know. The newly elected pope is Robert Francis Prevost, a Cardinal from Chicago. He is the first ...