The new pontiff echoed themes that Francis, his predecessor, regularly addressed, as he appeared in front of thousands of the ...

Nobody does drama like the one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church,” said Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, ...

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

The Vatican press corps is watching Leo XIV very closely for clues to the kind of pope he plans to be, writes William Crawley ...

In a moment bathed in the golden light of the Sistine Chapel, as Michelangelo’s frescoes gazed down in solemn silence, the ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York, about the significance of the Cardinals electing the first pope from the United States.

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of Rome, leader of the world's ...

The ritual for electing a new pope took social media by storm this week as content creators reacted to the ancient tradition ...

Louis Prevost reflected Friday on watching his younger brother, Robert Francis Prevost, become Pope Leo XIV live on ...