Cardinals from 70 countries have gathered at the Vatican to elect a new Pope in the most diverse conclave in history.

Benedict made him a cardinal in 2012. Francis named McElroy archbishop of Washington in January, tapping one of his most progressive allies to head the Catholic Church in the U.S. capital at the ...

On the second day of the conclave at the Vatican, the cardinal electors chose Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pope, Leo XIV.

White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica rang out on Thursday, signaling that a new pope—the 267th leader of the Catholic Church—had been ...

Although Pope Francis already set Aug. 3 as the date to declare the sainthood of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, Pope Leo XIV ...

Pope Leo XIV met Thursday with members of the Vatican’s child protection advisory panel for the first time amid questions ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, said Sunday in an inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square that he hopes the ...

Pope Leo XIV is pictured in a combination photo with Bill Bickel, associate director of Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese ...

This year’s event focused on the message of Pope Francis for this occasion with the theme, “Share with gentleness the hope ...