I have long forsaken my religious upbringing, but an Italian mass the day after the Papal funeral? It’s like Italy’s Mayhem ...

They went into last week’s conclave vastly outnumbered and smarting after being sidelined by Pope Francis for 12 years. And ...

Americans gather in St. Peter’s Square on May 8, 2025, to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the United States. \| Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA. America ...

Leo presided over his first Mass before those same cardinal electors Friday morning, speaking off-the-cuff in English in the ...

St. Bridget Catholic School in Richmond posted a photo on Instagram showing students celebrating the news: "Can you feel the excitement?! We have a Pope!" ...

Catholics around the world have a new pope, and American Catholics have a connection with the pontiff they’ve never had ...

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

Peace be with you” were the first words spoken by new Pope Leo XIV to the watching world, and the East Idaho Catholic community watched as the first American pope, once considered impossible, became a ...

Robert Prevost, elected pope Thursday, grew up in Dolton. Former neighbors and local Catholics reacted to the election of the ...

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

The Catholic Church has chosen Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American, to be the new Pope. He will be known as Pope Leo XIV.

The tomb of Pope Paul VI lies in the extensive system of vaults called the Vatican Grottoes, built under St. Peter's Basilica in the 1500s. No surprise, then, that Francis’s arrangements for his ...