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 ...

“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 ...

Among the thousands of spectators who gathered in Vatican City to watch Pope Leo XIV — born Robert Francis Prevost — step onto the balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square to assume his new role as ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first North American pope, said Friday that his election was both a cross and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel. Leo spoke off-the-cuff in ...

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

Pope Leo XIV concluded 2025 with a call for a welcoming Rome, thanking the city and volunteers for their efforts during the ...