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

Close to home, parishioners attended mass to celebrate their new pontiff, Robert Prevost, who chose the name Pope Leo XIV.

American Cardinal Robert Prevost was shortly thereafter announced as the 267th pontiff. He chose the name Leo XIV, a senior ...

The conclave to elect the 267th pope ended after the second day of voting on Thursday, marking one of the shortest conclaves ...

Thousands of people have gathered in Vatican Square to witness the first appearance of the newly elected pope. White smoke was released from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday evening, ...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, said in a post to X on Wednesday that he and the other North American cardinals will bring the "in ...

VATICAN CITY -- Robert Prevost of the United States has been named the new pope, the new head of the Catholic church. Cardinals gathered to select their latest leader during a conclave. White smoke ...

VILLANOVA, Pa. (WPVI) -- American Cardinal Robert Prevost, now named Pope Leo XIV, has a strong tie to the Philadelphia region. Prevost, a 69-year-old from Chicago, graduated from Villanova University ...

Pope Leo XIV appears on the central loggia of Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome after Cardinal Protodeacon Dominique Mamberti ...

After the white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney on Thursday, all across the world, learning the Catholic Church ...

And the new pope is making history in a new way. Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the first American pope, and he will be ...

While cardinals this week said they expected a short conclave, it will likely take at least a few rounds of voting.