Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and details began to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make him history’s ...

VATICAN CITY >> Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass today in the Sistine Chapel where he was elected less than 24 hours earlier, warning of the dangers caused by a lack of faith and hoping the ...

Pope Leo XIV has celebrated his first Mass, a day after his historic election as the first U.S.-born pope in the church’s ...

Seminarians from the Grand Rapids were among the thousands who celebrated in St. Peter’s Square Thursday as a new pope was elected.

Pope Leo XIV will make a “darn good pope,” New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan said Friday as the first American-born pontiff ...

Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and details began to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make him history’s ...

Francis may have been globally admired, but within the church hierarchy he was a polarizing figure. This could have resulted ...