This week, the ascension of the first American pope surprised many, including the theoretically neutral online betting sites ...

Being here in Rome, being part of something that’s thousands of years old, and seeing a list of every pope since St. Peter — you see this continuous chain, and you just know you’re part of ...

P olitical figures around the world have congratulated Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, after his election ...

The new pontiff is former Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, a Chicago-born Augustinian friar who previously headed the influential ...

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

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 ...

White smoke was seen emanating from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, indicating that a two-thirds vote has been reached to ...

In his first mass as the new leader of the Catholic Church on Friday, Pope Leo XIV warned that losing one’s faith can have ...

When the protodeacon of the College of Cardinals appeared, the now swelling crowd cheered as loudly as ever. He recited those awaited words: “Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum: Habemus Papam!” — “I ...

When the white smoke billowed out from a chimney on May 8, announcing that the papal conclave had chosen a new pope, the ...

The first American pope has a family history with deep ties to New Orleans. Robert Prevost, who has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV, was elected as the next pontiff on Thursday following a two-day ...

The announcement: Minutes later, Cardinal Protodeacon Dominique Mamberti stepped onto a balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica and ...