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

Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, was selected to be 267th pope on Thursday and he is the first American to lead the Roman Catholic church.Franciscan U ...

When white smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel revealing that a new pope had been chosen, John Prevost turned on his ...

Francis may have been globally admired, but within the church hierarchy he was a polarizing figure. This could have resulted ...