News of a new pope thrilled US-based social media users, especially midwesterners, many of whom were not expecting to see ...

P olitical figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...

Pope Leo XIV is both the first American pope and the first boomer pope, and any projections about what his papacy will look ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV as the first-American pontiff shocked the world, and Chicago residents rejoiced in the Holy ...

In some of his first public remarks since being elevated to the papacy, Pope Leo XIV denounced the jailing of journalists and ...

I look forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very meaningful moment!" In addition to reactions from local and ...

To discuss the implications of Robert Prevost’s election as pope, for both the church and for the world’s 1.4 billion ...

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The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that the 133 cardinals working inside had reached a two-thirds majority to elect ...