The new pope said he would be guided by a key document that his predecessor wrote listing the church’s priorities, including ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said, “I join Catholics around the world in congratulating Pope Leo XIV, the first American ...

Pope Leo XIV is certainly a very busy man. The newly named leader of the Roman Catholic Church, formerly Cardinal Robert ...

Pope XIV, the first American Pope, is a Villanova alum, and NCAA Tourney hero Kris Jenkins is inviting him to catch a hoops ...

Multiple outlets reported this week that the maternal grandparents of Robert Prevost were described as people of color in ...

Monsignor Anthony Mancini from the Diocese of Providence said he was shocked to learn that Pope Leo XIV is from the United States, calling it a great honor for the country and the Catholic Church.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, born in Chicago, is the first U.S.-born pope in the Church's history. Here's how readers reacted to ...

The new pope, Leo XIV, has this in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy: He’s been in positions of ...

As Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff at the Sistine Chapel on Friday, he spoke a few words in English. It was a reminder - if anyone needed one - that a baseball fan who hails from ...

Yes, even the new leader of millions of faithful Catholics around the world once used an iconic Massachusetts candy to play ...

President Donald Trump reacted to the selection of the new pope and leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday.

The election of Leo, the Catholic Church's first American pope, is drawing a mixed response from groups often at odds with ...