It was surprising, even to the attendees of Nashville's Cathedral of the Incarnation, that the new leader of the Holy See is from our side of the ocean. Many thought they'd never see an American pope.

Catholics around the world are continuing to celebrate the selection of a new leader of the church, including students at ...

Greeting the faithful for the first time, Pope Leo XIV said, “May peace be with all of you.” He emphasized the importance of ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, in remarks in 2012 when he was the Augustinian prior general in Chicago, made comments critical of what he called the “homosexual lifestyle” and the role of mass ...

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago native, has made history as the first American ever selected as pope. Now officially known as Pope Leo XIV, his appointment has sparked ...

The Catholic Church made history Thursday with the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff. The moment carried ...

Bishops often imposed such restrictions — with varying levels of enforcement and typically without warning the public — until the explosive sex-abuse scandal exposed by the Boston Globe in 2002 in the ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A special noontime Mass at St. Louis Cathedral in the French Quarter drew a crowd Thursday as local ...

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Sr Natl Correspondent ...

The Great Pope Fight of 2025 continued between the White Sox and Cubs over Pope Leo XIV’s favorite Chicago baseball team.

As the bells rang out at the Vatican after the election of Pope Leo XIV as the new Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church, the bells of the Cathedral of St. Joseph could be heard throughout downtown.

It was initially reported that the new pope was a Cubs fan, but his brother corrected the record in an interview with WGN-TV.