Several options are available to the Holy Father, who has pledged to heal divisions and build bridges within the Church.

Pope Leo, the new head of the Catholic Church, takes responsibility not just for 1.4 billion souls, but also for a complex ...

Outcry over proposed norms in the North Carolina diocese is rising to international attention, as it represents the first ...

The Chicago-born pope’s gesture of gratitude in the Sistine Chapel came just hours after he was selected by the cardinals on the second day of the conclave. The footage shows Pope Leo XIV ...

Pope Leo XIV's inaugural Mass at St. Peter's Square is an ancient ritual filled with symbolism that connects back to Peter, Jesus' apostle, and his special mission as head of the Catholic Church.

The Vatican shared a livestream of the mass on ... as a choir sang hymns and a number of others stepped up to the altar to sing or give remarks. "We have all admired how Pope Francis, animated ...

Leo, the first American and second Latin American pope, celebrated his inaugural Mass at the Vatican after waving to the faithful on the popemobile.

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

Former Cardinal Robert Prevost stunned his hometown on Thursday when the Vatican announced that the 69-year-old Chicago native had been chosen as the first US-born pontiff in the 2,000-year history of ...

Wake up, go to class, grab a panini, then go to work. The day in the life of students James Haupt, Caroline Pirtle, and George Small seemed nothing out of the ordinary, except “going to work ...

Tens of thousands of people are streaming into St. Peter's Square for the formal installation service of history's first American pope.