Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert ...

Known for her pro-abortion stance, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said the Catholic Church might have female ...

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert ...

First American pontiff takes Catholic Church helm amid increasing global turmoil - The 69-year-old was chosen to be the 267th ...

Priests are required to report child abuse or neglect to Washington state law enforcement after learning about the crime ...

It is the quickest papal election in a century, beating the conclave of 2005, when Joseph Ratzinger claimed the title in less ...

White smoke has emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling that a new pope has been elected to lead the Roman ...

MOBILE, Ala. ( WALA )- On Thursday, applause erupted at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Mobile as men, women and students ...

Plumes of white smoke streaming from a Sistine Chapel chimney Thursday signaled that a new leader of the Roman Catholic ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful ...

But many people in the square looked puzzled at first, and the complete lack of phone coverage meant that most couldn't look ...

It was an exciting and historic day for people worldwide as the 267th Pope was announced following white smoke that billowed ...