Although any baptized Catholic man is technically eligible to be the pope, none of the previous 266 popes in history had been from America.

The Chicago native is also a Peruvian citizen and lived for years in Peru, first as a missionary and then as an archbishop.

Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope" — from the balcony of St. Peter’s ...

John Paul I — the pope who reigned for 33 days in 1978 — was elected on the fourth ballot. His successor, John Paul II, needed eight. Francis was elected on the fifth in 2013. The longest conclave in ...

Police arrested Dylan Ward, 54, for charges connected to a crash that happened on the afternoon of March 5, which took the life of Branford resident Diane Golia, 82. The crash happened at the ...

The Class of 2025 was enshrined Thursday in recognition of how they challenged players and changed the industry.

WASHINGTON — Legendary rock band The Who have officially announced their North American Farewell Tour, marking the end of their six-decade career of live performances across the continent. Roger ...

Explore historical trivia behind the longest conclave and the shortest, the oldest pope and the youngest and a handful of ...

LOS ANGELES — Smokey Robinson's lawyer said allegations of rape and sexual assault against him in a lawsuit from four former housekeepers are “vile” and “false.” Attorney Christopher Frost said in a ...

The foundation was originally set to end 20 years after Gates' death. His Thursday announcement moves up that timeline to ...

The deal with the UK is the first bilateral trade deal announced since Trump began slapping tariffs on U.S. trading partners ...

The judge wrote in her ruling that the conditions placed by the Trump administration were unrelated to the grants themselves ...