Bishop Gerald Kicanas spoke with the new pope just after he was selected, sending him congratulations and prayers.

Thousands of Catholics gathered on Saturday for an outdoor mass in the Peruvian city of Chiclayo to celebrate the election of ...

New pontiff prays at tomb of Francis ahead of first Sunday address - The new pope will give his first Sunday blessing and ...

It was an electrifying moment on Thursday May 8 when Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost, 14 September 1955) was elected the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State.

Come and join the Augustinians! Be a friar, just like Pope Leo XIV.” The invitation, posted recently on the Facebook page of ...

"It's not like he came out and was like, 'Hey, I'm Pope Leo XIV, he/him,'" Colin Jost jokes of the Chicago native ...

The new pope, Leo XIV, has this in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy: He has been in positions of authority when accusations of sexual abuse ...

Since returning from the wedding ceremony he attended in Katsina State, the President seems to have developed a renewed affection for northern caps.These caps, popularly called Zanna Bukar, now ...

In the frenzied days leading up to the papal conclave following Pope Francis’s passing on April 21, speculation was rampant: ...

The world watched as white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel, signaling the swift election of Cardinal Robert Francis ...

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