At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

Bookies and AI alike failed to correctly determine the next pope - Cardinal Robert Prevost, known as Pope Leo XIV - but a ...

What happens when a pope dies? Who picks the next one—and how? From locked doors to smoke signals, discover the secretive process behind the papal conclave.

And so, when the internet enlightened me about the existence of Pope Leo’s brothers - Louis and John Prevost, white-haired ...

Chicagoans celebrated the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the U.S. and a Chicago native, with joy and ...

Leo urged an end to the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. "I carry in my heart the suffering of the beloved ...

Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, Leo, the first American pope, is expected to deliver remarks to members of ...

The spiritual leader of Catholics, Pope Leo XIV and head of the Vatican City State, announced that preparations are underway ...

New Pope Leo XIV was a major topic on this Saturday's edition of NBC's Saturday Night Live Weekend Update. Last week, ...

Pope Leo XIV’s first signals about the style and substance of his pontificate show why he won such broad assent at the ...

An Omaha native now reports in the Holy See. She's been in Rome since 2016 and has had the opportunity to cover the recent ...

While it is interesting and perhaps even a point of pride that the new Pope Leo XIV was born in the United States, most of ...