President Donald Trump on May 8 congratulated Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for ...

Archbishop Henning speaks to reporters after the election of Pope Leo XIV outside the Archdiocese of Boston's Pastoral Center ...

Even before he stepped out on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and spoke May 8, Pope Leo XIV's choice of a name was a ...

Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, was elected the 267th ...

Black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at 11:51 am Rome time on Thursday, signaling that the cardinals ...

On May 8, the world met its new pope. Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary and Vatican official, took the name Leo XIV. In his first public address from the centr ...

The following is the full text of the "urbi et orbi" blessing given by Pope Leo XIV after his election May 8, 2025.  Beloved brothers and sisters, this is the first greeting of the Risen Christ, the ...

President Donald Trump on May 8 congratulated Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Bishops under the late Pope Francis, who was ...

Cardinal Robert F. Prevost has selected the name Pope Leo XIV, an apparent nod to Pope Leo XIII, who deserves to be called the founding father of Catholic social doctrine in modern times ...

White smoke has emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling the election of a new Pope. The identity of the new pontiff will be revealed when he steps onto the balcony of St. Peter' ...

Anticipation and excitement were in the air in St. Peter's Square and the surrounding environs as thousands of faithful and curiosity seekers alike gazed for hours at a smal ...

It is not just people who flock to St. Peter's Square to watch the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel; some furry, faithful companions have also been waiting it out. After the 133 ...