The sports loyalties of Pope Leo XIV became a topic of conversation almost as soon as the white smoke emerged from the ...

What is the science behind the smoke signals on the Sistine Chapel to announce if a new pope has been elected?

Pope Leo XIV is the first American leader of the Catholic Church. Here's what you need to know about the new pontiff.

White smoke was seen emanating from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, indicating that a two-thirds vote has been reached to elect the new pope.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful ...

People used to say that only Richard Nixon could go to China, so maybe only an American Pope can act as a moral check on the ...

Leo, the Chicago-born Augustinian missionary Robert Prevost, surprised the world Thursday when he emerged on the loggia of St ...

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert ...