Follow our live blog coverage of Pope Leo XIV’s electionVatican City: Cardinal Robert Prevost, a US-born missionary and ...

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

The 69-year-old will become Leo XIV as he succeeds the late Pope Francis, who brought the Peruvian-American to the Vatican ...

Let us keep in our ears the weak voice of Pope Francis that blesses Rome,” Leo said during his address on Thursday. “The Pope ...

"I just felt my heart ask the Lord to really bless this man and to give him the courage, the wisdom and the strength to go ...

Pope Leo XIV will celebrate mass Friday, the day after becoming the first US head of the Catholic Church, with the world ...

On Thursday, both teachers and students at St. James Catholic School in Gulfport sat anxiously as they awaited to find out who would be elected as the next pope.

Cardinal Robert Prevost elected first American pope, Leo XIV, marking historic moment for Catholic Church on May 8, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV, formerly U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost, has been elected as the new head of the Catholic Church, becoming the ...

News of white smoke led students down the hall to the auditorium at Regis Catholic School late Thursday morning.

In a post on X, the White House said, ""Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was just named Pope. It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope. What excitement, ...

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert ...