Pope Leo XIV is in his first full day as the holy father with many more to come. “We didn’t expect an American to be Pope,” Gregory Treverton, a USC Professor, said.

“DA POPE!” blared the front of the Chicago Sun-Times on Friday, one of countless spins on the city’s unique accent, ...

Over the course of a day and a half, the more than 130 members of the College of Cardinals had come to a decision on who ...

It was by chance that Spencer Pearson found himself in Rome during a papal conclave — and even more serendipitous that, on ...

At this moment of change and possibility, four principles that Francis lived, and that Leo XIV has begun to echo, must guide ...

Archbishop José H. Gomez presided at a Mass of Thanksgiving at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels to celebrate the ...

Although Pope Leo is a Chicago native, his selection resonated across Los Angeles.

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 ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, has addressed cardinals in English at the start of his first Mass, saying ...

From deep dish pizza to 'The Bear', with also mentions of Trump's tariffs, the internet wasted no time in welcoming the new ...

White smoke from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday signaled that the cardinals have selected the next leader of the Catholic ...

Leaders called the decision from the conclave “a powerful moment for the Catholic Church — and for American Catholics.” ...