Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with Beijing, signalling he is ...

Zuppi was Francis’ peace envoy to Ukraine and works closely with the Community of St. Egidio. He was considered a favorite to ...

The 69-year-old former missionary in Peru and head of the Augustinian Order was elected on Thursday after a conclave of ... in the Vatican since pope Francis's death on April 21. His grand ...

After the white smoke cleared, Brown papal historian David Kertzer reflected on the significance of an American pope, how the ...

On Monday, they got a special visit and some face time with Cardinal Blasé Cupich. As expected, the students wore their ...

Brazilian Cardinal Leonardo Steiner told America that Pope Leo would carry forward Pope Francis' legacy of synodality in the ...

Suddenly I heard the most beautiful noise I have ever heard in my life: the sound of tens of thousands of people cheering as ...

Prevost, who was promoted by Francis and has a knack for management and a zeal for missionary work, was a stronger candidate than many outside the Vatican knew.

"I hope to be able to respond to [the challenges] with a healthy dialogue," said Cardinal Robert Prevost in 2023.

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.

While speaking to PEOPLE ahead of the conclave, nationally recognized Pope Francis expert ... "It really will be up to the man that's elected to be the next pope what's going to be the exact next step ...

With all eyes now on the Vatican after Pope Francis' death, here's a look at the conclave and its role in electing the next head of the Catholic Church. Francis died at age 88 and was remembered ...