Cardinals began describing the days and hours leading up to the final ballot that brought Leo past the two-thirds majority needed.

White smoke in Rome signaled a new chapter for the Catholic Church Thursday afternoon as Robert Francis Prevost was selected ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of Rome, leader of the world's ...

Catholic Chicagoans gathered in churches and celebrated from their homes as the historic decision was announced.

"It was really something I never expected to see in my lifetime," said Father Gil Pierre of Opelika's St. Mary's Catholic Church on the election of Pope Leo XIV.

Robert Prevost, born in Chicago, became the first pope from the United States. Now, Chicago businesses are getting in on the ...

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

As news spread the conclave selected a new pope, students, faculty and staff came to a halt at the University of Dallas, a ...

The first American-born pope has been chosen, and Pope Leo XIV was found to have roots in Louisiana. Find out about pope's ...

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 media in promoting ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Francis Prevost has been elected as the new pope, Leo XIV, and the internet made many memes celebrating ...

ROME — (AP) — Speakers blasted songs including "Born in the U.S.A." and "American Pie" as six cardinal electors from the ...