The new head of the Catholic church is a tennis fan. Within the walls of Vatican City, he will find his own court to play on.

Those who knew Pope Leo XIV as a younger man say his path to the papacy has prepared him well for the challenges ahead.

History was made Thursday morning as white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel, signaling the election of a new pope — and for ...

The Catholic Church has a new leader, with the Augustinian cardinal Robert Prevost elected as Pope Leo XIV, his chosen name ...

The Baltimore faithful are marking a new era of the Catholic Church amid the election of the first American to become pope.

VATICAN CITY -- The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, ...

When white smoke rose out of the Vatican on Thursday, Catholics in Roanoke were watching from their screens in delight as ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

After white smoke billowed Thursday from the Sistine Chapel, signaling that a pope had been chosen, students in every ...

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

By Stephanie Shakaa For over two thousand years, the papacy has been shaped by the bloodlines of Europe,an uninterrupted ...

Thursday marked an extremely important day in the Catholic Church, as Pope Leo XIV was chosen as its 267th leader. Leo XIV, ...