Nearly 55 years ago, a young Pope Leo XIV would’ve walked the grounds around the Felt Mansion during the estate’s time as the ...

In his homily, Bishop Farfán spoke of the profound love the new Pontiff has for Peru — a country he first visited in 1985 — ...

The Vanderbilt Divinity School professor said the papal name connects to a predecessor who championed workers' rights and peace initiatives.

With the newly elected pope becoming the first from the United States, today was the first Sunday service of his tenure.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first U.S. pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, previously led a Catholic ...

We pray for the Pope. We pray that he'll be a great pastor and a great beacon of hope and light to the world,” said Father Tim Holeda of Co-Cathedral of St. Thomas More.

The leader of the Vatican signals a stronger desire and commitment to return the church to its roots of social teaching, ...

In Chicago, New Orleans and beyond, elated worshipers and priests celebrated their immediate sense of connection with Pope ...

Faithfuls across the U.S. turned out to share the first Sunday mass with the first American pope in Catholic Church history. Omar Villafranca reports.

The St. Joseph Catholic Church in Fayetteville holds first Sunday Mass after new Pope is selected The St. Joseph Catholic ...

At services on Sunday, some Catholics took particular pride in the election of the first American pontiff, who has familial ...

Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff.