Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, was elected on Thursday night, ending the Papal Conclave. Born in Chicago as Robert Francis Prevost, he will have a significant influence on the 1.4 billion ...

Cathleen Falsani, who covered two previous papal elections, sent a Hail Mary text from Ireland when she heard Chicago's own ...

“No, I did not expect that at all,” Cleburne resident Elizabeth Victory said of Pope Leo XIV’s election. Former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, on Thursday was chosen the 267th pope ...

As parishioners gathered for Mass on a warm Mother's Day morning, Catholics across the Wilmington area expressed pride and excitement at the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American ...

From the passing of Pope Francis to the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, 2025 emerged as a pivotal turning point for a ...

Pope Francis had his eye on the long game. Just like Warren Buffett, who announced his successor as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway last Saturday, the late pope knew that, in order for his work to continue, ...

In his opening address on the afternoon of Jan. 7 to some 170 members of the College of Cardinals who attended the consistory ...

Even if the Vatican were to release a full transcript of this week’s consistory—which it certainly will not do—a detailed ...