Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican this week to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

In his first mass as the new leader of the Catholic Church on Friday, Pope Leo XIV warned that losing one’s faith can have ...

Leo XIV held his first Mass as pope in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, in what was a private service for the 132 voting ...

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The Catholic Church has a new leader and congratulations are pouring in as Pope Leo XIV prepares to celebrate his first Mass.

Francis, the first Latin American pope, clearly had his eye on Prevost and in many ways saw him as his heir apparent. He sent ...

Rev. Richard Wilson at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church in Aiken said he’s excited about Robert Prevost gaining the support from other cardinals to become pope.

Over an hour after the white smoke emerged, the new pope, clad in his papal vestments, stepped out onto the balcony and ...

What will Pope Leo XIV do? Will he continue the policies of Pope Francis or take the Catholic church in another direction?

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 ...

Sunday, May 11 Pope Leo XIV will recite the Regina Coeli prayer, which is substituted for the Angelus during the Easter season, from the central balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square, where he first ...