At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

Catholic cardinals gathered at the Vatican this week to elect the successor to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.

The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...

The newly anointed Pope Leo XIV came to the balcony clad in a white cassock topped by a red cape trimmed in ermine and draped ...

Leo gave a prepared address and then opened the floor to any cardinal who wanted to make a comment, a different format to ...

Cardinal Prevost overtook the favorite, Italian Cardinal Parolin, during a historic conclave.

On the second day of the conclave at the Vatican, the cardinal electors chose Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new ...

Speakers blasted “Born in the U.S.A. and ”American Pie" as six cardinal electors from the United States celebrated the first ...

The faithful gathered for Sunday Mass for the first time since Chicago native Robert Prevost was selected as the next pontiff. His election marks a meaningful new chapter for the church nationwide.

Cardinal Robert Prevost may be the first person from the U.S. to become the head of the Catholic Church but his surprising ...

Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral celebrated the election of Pope Leo XIV, a Chicagoan chosen last week to succeed Pope Francis.

The announcement that an American cardinal had been elected Roman Catholic Church’s 267th pope had special meaning for a ...