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, ...

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office arrested a father and his 16-year-old son for robbery in a car-buying scheme.

The reaction across the internet from Catholics and non-Catholics ranged from serious to comedic, finding humor in the fact ...

The Catholic Church made history Thursday with the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff. The moment carried ...

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 ...

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 ...

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