Nothing compares to the pageantry of a papal election, not the coronation of a British monarch, a presidential inauguration ...

Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.

ROME — The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe ...

President Trump joked about becoming pope, but could he actually lead the Catholic church? Here's what it takes to become the ...

U.S. President Donald Trump quickly reacted to the appointment of the first American pope on Thursday, May 8. Pope Leo XIV, ...

Pope Leo XIV is now the most powerful American Catholic in the world, and experts say he must aptly walk the line between U.S ...

I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my ...

President Donald Trump embraced Robert Prevost’s election as the Catholic Church‘s next pope. Prevost is the first U.S.-born ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born ...

It’s sad both for the White House and for the president,” one cardinal said. “I mean, he makes themselves ridiculous, right?” ...

Vice President JD Vance will attend the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV following the pontiff’s historic election as the first ...