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

Catholic Chicagoans gathered in churches, cheered from classrooms and celebrated from their homes as the historic decision ...

White smoke came out of the Sistine chapel around 11 a.m. Thursday (May 8), signifying that a new pope had been selected.

Former US president Barack Obama congratulated his “fellow Chicagoan” Robert Francis Prevost on Thursday on his historic ...

A local priest said the selection of Pope Leo XIV was part of a tradition where a new Pope is always chosen who will deal ...

“The Spirit has chosen him for us, now, and Pope Leo XIV is going to be our Pope,” said Bishop Patrick J. Zurek, Catholic ...

St. Joseph students witness history as Pope Leo XIV becomes the first American pontiff. When white smoke appeared over the Vatican, the staff at St. Joseph Catholic School in Fayetteville knew what it ...

Across the world, the selection of a new pope brought a range of emotions. In Omaha, many are shocked that the new pontiff is ...

So, where does Pope Leo XIV stand on the biggest issues facing the Catholic Church today? While he's not quite Francis 2.0, Pope Leo could be described as Francis 1.5, says Shaun Blanchard, a lecturer ...

From the Marquette University campus to the bell tower at Old St. Mary's Church downtown, Milwaukee celebrated the election ...

The new pontiff and Bernard Hebda, the archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, have exchanged letters but ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, draws mixed reactions in New Orleans as some praise his roots while others urge the Church to reckon with past abuse.