For cardinals who came from such different parts of the world, it was a feat but also an act of unity to elect someone in less than 24 hours, Cardinal Wilton Gregory told the press. "I think we did ...

Donald Trump’s new nominee to be the next surgeon general has said she walked away from a promising career in the medical ...

As the campus winds down for the semester, bells rang and memes were created for 1977 graduate Robert Prevost, who's now Pope Leo XIV.

The new pope opposed letting women serve as deacons but endorsed some of his predecessor’s moves to expand their involvement.

Italian is such an expressive language: Asked about the image of Trump as pope, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York declined to say whether he was personally offended, but “As the Italians say, it was ...

The pope’s maternal grandparents, both of whom are described as Black or mulatto in various historical records, lived in the ...

After Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was selected to become the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, offers began flooding ...

In his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church, many people see the new pope as a continuation of his predecessor.

Cardinal says Leo will be ‘darn good Pope’ as White House downplays Trump tensions - Celebrations for Pope Leo XIV have swept ...

Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff at the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on May 9, the day after stunning the world as the first pope from the United States in the Church's history.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, born in Bronzeville and raised in the south suburbs, will be known as Pope Leo XIV.

Prior to his election as Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost's social media activity suggested criticism of President Donald Trump's immigration policies.