Pope Leo XIV, born in Chicago (United States) in 1955, marks a series of firsts for the papacy: he is the first American and ...

After the dramatic contrasts of the last two pontificates – the traditionalist Benedict XVI followed by the reformist Francis ...

After the white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and the world learned that Pope Leo XIV would lead the church, Catholics ...

Over the course of a day and a half, the more than 130 members of the College of Cardinals had come to a decision on who ...

Robert Francis Prevost will lead the Catholic Church as Pope Leo XIV, becoming the first pope to hail from the United States.

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of ...

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

White smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church ...

Follow live coverage from the Vatican on the second day of conclave as cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel to vote for a ...