Details have begun to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make Pope Leo XIV history’s first American pope.

Pope Leo XIV will celebrate his first Mass after his historic election as the first North American pope. He meets Friday with ...

TUPELO - When Pope Francis died April 21 after a lengthy illness, it seemed to be a loss felt by Catholics and non-Catholics alike. The 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis appealed ...

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

The name Leo means “lion” in Latin, signaling bravery and strength. In the Catholic legacy, it also calls back to the first ...

G.K. Chesterton wrote of St. Francis of Assisi, “But after all, this man was a man and not half a dozen men. What seems inconsistency to you did not seem inconsistency to him.” We should keep this ...

Francis always encouraged me in our attempt to move forward as an ecumenical community and in welcoming young people from ...

The folklore of the prophecy of St. Malachy says that Pope Francis may be the very last pontiff. Historians say that's ...

Pope Francis’ complete name was Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He was born in 1936. He served as Pope for 12 years, from March 13, ...