After the sorrow of death, the joy of a new beginning. The warm May sun was still high in the sky when a roar echoed out in ...

Students were surprised an American - especially a Villanova grad - was chosen as the next pope. Some hope he’ll be their next commencement speaker.

The first U.S.-born cardinal, Robert Francis Prevost, has been named the Roman pontiff on Thursday, taking the name Leo XIV. ...

The process of choosing a new pope is a sacred tradition for the catholic church. Local Catholic schools are using the opportunity to teach students about the process of choosing the next pontiff.

Pope Leo XIV has made history after being elected the first American-born pontiff. The 69-year-old was chosen to be the 267th ...

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

The world was introduced to the new head of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, the first American to lead the church.

Donald Trump’s, 78, AI-generated image of himself as the pope from May 2, is still a topic of discussion after the death of ...

Leo is a member of the Order of St. Augustine, the only Augustinian in this conclave. The order, founded in 1244 under Pope ...

White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chape l and St. Peter's bells chimed around 6 p.m. local time in Rome on May 8, ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost attended the Catholic Theological Union from 1977 until 1982, when he graduated with a master ...

Vatican firefighters have installed the iconic chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, a key step ahead of the May 7 conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Black smoke = no pope yet; white smoke = a new ...