Being here in Rome, being part of something that’s thousands of years old, and seeing a list of every pope since St. Peter — you see this continuous chain, and you just know you’re part of ...

Political figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...

St. Peter’s Square in Rome was packed Thursday in anticipation of the announcement of a new Pope. Sarah Ventre, NPR’s senior ...

The new pontiff is former Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, a Chicago-born Augustinian friar who previously headed the influential ...

The newly elected Bishop of Rome now assumes the role of universal pastor of the Catholic Church. 7News' Scott Thuman shares ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of Rome, leader of the world's ...

President Donald Trump reacted to the selection of the new pope and leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday.

The Campus Ministries office at the University of St. Thomas in Houston hosted a Conclave watch party, where students and locals gathered to watch the selection of Pope Leo XIV, with many ...

Black smoke emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel during the conclave. That meant that no new pope had been elected ...

When the protodeacon of the College of Cardinals appeared, the now swelling crowd cheered as loudly as ever. He recited those awaited words: “Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum: Habemus Papam!” — “I ...

When the white smoke billowed out from a chimney on May 8, announcing that the papal conclave had chosen a new pope, the ...

Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...