Two booted Catholic clerics — including a defrocked Staten Island priest who once put an aborted fetus on an altar — told The ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost is elected as Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, with Texas Governor Abbott ...

"May God bless him!" Abbott shared his own statement on the Texas government site. "Cecilia and I congratulate the first American Pope, Pope Leo XIV," Abbott said, referring to his wife ...

A wave of emotion as Pope Leo XIV stepped onto a balcony overlooking thousands in St. Peter's square, of those thousands was ...

Sarah Grambling was in third grade the last time the cardinals selected a new pope. "I think the cardinals are going to be a ...

Online genealogists found that Pope Leo’s paternal grandparents in Chicago were accused of having an “illicit affair” in the 1910s, adding another layer to the pope’s complex family history.

A Midwesterner, like the new Pope Leo XIV, Burger swelled with pride and saw a little opportunity for motivation. “Basically, ...

Catholics and church leaders in North Texas are celebrating the announcement of the first-ever American pope, Leo XIV. Both ...

The Chicago White Sox plan to unveil a graphic installation on Monday that honors Pope Leo XIV. Robert Prevost became the ...