As Philadelphians and Catholics rejoiced at the announcement of the new pope, with his ties to Villanova University, among ...

"But I thought just maybe, for Pope Francis, it mattered that we had more cardinals who are really grounded there." Cardinal ...

The papal conclave—the election of the next Pope—started on Wednesday, May 7, with 133 cardinals gathering at the Vatican’s ...

Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical ...

Here’s a look at some of the leading papal contenders, with the proviso that favorites don’t typically end up getting the nod ...

Leo XIV prayed at the tomb of Pope Francis on Saturday, just two days after being elected new head of the Catholic Church and ...

On a balmy night outside Manila’s Baclaran church, Gerald Concepcion, 32, and his fellow devotees were decorating a float of ...

Pope Leo XIV chose the name “Leo” in honor of a previous pontiff who bore the same name. In his first meeting with cardinals ...

Who could be the next pope after Francis? All the cardinals in the running for the Papacy - The Cardinals are attending the ...

The new pope's leadership will set the tone for the Church's future, whether continuing Francis's progressive reforms or ...

Come and join the Augustinians! Be a friar, just like Pope Leo XIV.” The invitation, posted recently on the Facebook page of ...

Catholics around the world were skeptical at first about an American pope. But Pope Leo XIV’s multicultural and multilingual ...