Naumann is hopeful Pope Leo XIV will continue to unite the worldwide Catholic Church. Naumann pointed to Peter and the Apostles who lived in simpler times without planes, trains, automobiles and a ...

Speakers blasted songs including “Born in the U.S.A.” and “American Pie” as six cardinal electors from the United States ...

Robert Prevost may have made history Thursday by becoming the first pope from the United States. But in Peru, he is known as ...

As the world continues to learn more about newly elected Pope Leo XIV, one Lafayette priest said he has a personal connection to the pontiff that dates back nearly five decades.

Bishop Thomas Daly, of the Diocese of Spokane, learned that the cardinals had picked the first American pope while Daly was anchored in a dentist's chair, getting his teeth cleaned.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, in remarks in 2012 when he was the Augustinian prior general in Chicago, made comments critical of what he called the “homosexual lifestyle” and the role of mass ...

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago native, has made history as the first American ever selected as pope. Now officially known as Pope Leo XIV, his appointment has sparked ...

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

As Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff at the Sistine Chapel on Friday, he spoke a few words in English. It was ...

Pope Leo is under scrutiny for how he handled abuse cases as head of the Augustinians. Here’s what we’re learning.

In a 20-year-old clip that went viral Friday, Robert Prevost is clearly seen watching the White Sox defeat the Houston Astros.

Bishops often imposed such restrictions — with varying levels of enforcement and typically without warning the public — until the explosive sex-abuse scandal exposed by the Boston Globe in 2002 in the ...