Though family trees show that the author is related to the new pope, there are some relatives he's less proud to have.

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago and raised in the south suburb of Dolton, where even his old house has become a point of pilgrimage.

A lot of my friends are calling it the Villanova Vatican,” said Caroline Pirtle, a Villanova University junior who interned at the Vatican this semester and just returned home to Minneapolis Thursday ...

The first U.S.-born pope, Leo XIV, acknowledged the weight of his new role during his inaugural Mass in the Sistine Chapel.

VATICAN CITY — Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born ...

The 133 cardinals are expected to vote again in the morning after spending the night sequestered at the Vatican residences.

The senior cardinal of the conclave will first appear on the balcony overlooking St Peter’s Square, and will announce ‘Habemus Papam’, which means ‘We have a Pope’ in Latin. He will then introduce the ...

Pope Francis once quipped that his successor might take the name of John XXIV. Aveline is known for his folksy, easy-going nature, his readiness to crack jokes, and his ideological proximity to ...

Over 170 Christians were reportedly killed during Lent and Holy Week in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, with at least 72 deaths ...

In the aftermath of this year’s Holy Week massacres in Nigeria’s Plateau and Benue States that left over 70 people dead, the ...