The announcement of the newly elected pope is prompting parishioners to celebrate across the Rio Grande Valley, with many ...

Many people were already arriving at the basilica of San Juan to attend the 11:30 a.m. mass on Thursday when white smoke came out of the Vatican. A short time ...

Pope Leo XIV 's choice of name signals a commitment to social justice which is very much in line with the late Pope Francis ' ...

On May 8, the world met its new pope. Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary and Vatican official, took the name Leo ...

Peruvians were elated Thursday after a Catholic cardinal who spent years guiding the faithful in the South American country ...

The College of Cardinals on Thursday elected Cardinal Robert Prevost from Chicago as the Catholic Church’s next pope. Leo XIV ...

Pope Leo XIV is the first pope born in the United States, but his Peruvian nationality bridges North and South America. His ...

When the new pope was introduced to the world Thursday afternoon, the Rev. Dan Powell of St. John Neumann Parish in Manheim ...

Leaders called the decision from the conclave “a powerful moment for the Catholic Church — and for American Catholics.” ...

Robert Prevost, elected pope Thursday, grew up in Dolton. Former neighbors and local Catholics reacted to the election of the ...

St. Bridget Catholic School in Richmond posted a photo on Instagram showing students celebrating the news: "Can you feel the excitement?! We have a Pope!" ...