News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological ...

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

Chicago residents were ecstatic about the first North American pope, Pope Leo XIV, who was elected to the papacy on Thursday.

An Omaha native now reports in the Holy See. She's been in Rome since 2016 and has had the opportunity to cover the recent ...

While it is interesting and perhaps even a point of pride that the new Pope Leo XIV was born in the United States, most of ...

The new pope, speaking to thousands in St. Peter’s Square, echoed themes that Francis, his predecessor, regularly addressed.

The last five pontiffs have addressed members of the international news media who reported on the conclaves that elected them.

COMMENTARY: The Pope has put forward Augustine as his great friend, father and companion on the Way of Christ.

Leo urged an end to the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. "I carry in my heart the suffering of the beloved ...

Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, Leo, the first American pope, is expected to deliver remarks to members of ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will join world leaders in Rome to attend the papal inauguration mass for Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV has appealed to the world's major powers for "no more war" in his first Sunday message to crowds in St Peter's ...