The smoke has settled and everyone in the world now knows the name of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope in history. Now, the faithful across the world and here at home are looking forward to how ...

The faithful gathered for Sunday Mass for the first time since Chicago native Robert Prevost was selected as the next pontiff. His election marks a meaningful new chapter for the church nationwide.

The new Pope, Leo XIV, should direct an urgent review of the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with the Chinese government that allows ...

We pray for the Pope. We pray that he'll be a great pastor and a great beacon of hope and light to the world,” said Father Tim Holeda of Co-Cathedral of St. Thomas More.

At services on Sunday, some Catholics took particular pride in the election of the first American pontiff, who has familial ...

Sport is religion in Chicago. The biggest question locals had here once Cardinal Robert Prevost became the new pope was which ...

Gazing at the camera with his hair neatly parted, tie tightened up to his collar and a twinkle in his eye, the boy looked every inch a clean-cut Catholic school student. To his friends, Robert Prevost ...

Excitement rippled through New York City's St. Patrick's Cathedral on Sunday morning, the first since an American was picked ...

The Vanderbilt Divinity School professor said the papal name connects to a predecessor who championed workers' rights and peace initiatives.

With the newly elected pope becoming the first from the United States, today was the first Sunday service of his tenure.

The leader of the Vatican signals a stronger desire and commitment to return the church to its roots of social teaching, ...