A social media exchange on the outcome of the recent papal conclave caught my attention the other day. It went like this: A: ...

The ritual for electing a new pope took social media by storm this week as content creators reacted to the ancient tradition ...

Pope Leo XIV has laid out the vision of his papacy, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters ...

Robert Prevost, who was promoted by Francis and has a knack for management and a zeal for missionary work, was a stronger ...

The papal conclave was moving toward crowning someone else Pope—until a turn of support vaulted Leo XIV to the top, a ...

Leo’s ascent occurred with remarkable speed. Just over two years ago, he’d been one of the church’s 5,400 bishops — a role with no global visibility.

Cardinal electors begin voting for new pope in Vatican 2025 conclave, as world waits for signal of white smoke.

Msgr. Rick Hilgartner, with the Archdiocese of Baltimore, reflects on the significance of the first North American pope.

American Cardinal Robert Prevost was shortly thereafter announced as the 267th pontiff. He chose the name Leo XIV, a senior cardinal deacon announced. The 69-year-old Chicago native is the first ...