Pope Leo XIV is celebrating his first Mass as the leader of the Catholic Church while congratulatory messages poured in for ...

Catholics young and old watched in anticipation today after the white smoke appeared, waiting to see who was chosen as the ...

Pope Leo XIV is celebrating his first Mass, a day after his historic election as the first North American pope in the ...

When white smoke finally appeared above the Sistine Chapel Thursday evening, seminarian Nathan Ledoux of Newport had a front row seat. He and several other Rhode Islanders currently studying in Rome ...

Top-ranking Filipino government officials on Friday joined billions of Catholics worldwide in a prayer of gratitude and ...

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

Unity was a word often spoken by Catholics around metro Atlanta on a historic Thursday. After white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney, an American was announced as the 267th pope. Robert ...

Political figures around the world have issued messages of congratulation to Robert Prevost, who was elected Thursday as Pope ...

On Day 2, the cardinals will begin their day with a mass in the Pauline Chapel and then retreat to the Sistine Chapel for voting. They will participate in four rounds of voting, with two burnings of ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass on Friday after his historic election as the first North American pope.

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

Robert Prevost, who took the name Pope Leo XIV, is leading his first Mass. The former Augustinian leader is the first ...