Eighteen days after Pope Francis last appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, his successor -- the 267th pope -- emerged.

Pope Leo XIV's choice of name signals a commitment to social justice, very much in line with the late Pope Francis’ global ...

The conservative ire that has roiled Catholicism during the previous pontificate is likely to continue with this first ...

The practice of adopting a new name became ingrained during the 11th century, a period of German popes who chose names of early church bishops.

The electors cast paper ballots, and voting continues until one candidate receives a two-thirds majority, or 89 votes. After voting, ballots are burned in a special stove — black smoke signals no ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis brought Robert Prevost to the Vatican in 2023 as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations, one of the most important jobs in the Catholic Church.

Older brother John Prevost revealed the shocking details from a prophetic phone call he had with then-Cardinal Robert Francis ...

Catholics in Lexington are celebrating a historic moment as Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV, marking the first ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Robert Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV. The Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ...

More than a century ago, Pope Leo XIII issued Rerum Novarum , the Church’s groundbreaking endorsement of workers’ rights.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago-area native and former substitute teacher at St. Rita High School, has become the first ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first U.S. pope.