Those who knew Pope Leo XIV as a younger man say his path to the papacy has prepared him well for the challenges ahead.

The new head of the Catholic church is a tennis fan. Within the walls of Vatican City, he will find his own court to play on.

The Catholic Church has a new leader, with the Augustinian cardinal Robert Prevost elected as Pope Leo XIV, his chosen name ...

The Baltimore faithful are marking a new era of the Catholic Church amid the election of the first American to become pope.

The white smoke has appeared, the people screamed, and now we wait for the new Pontiff to come out onto the balcony. Here's ...

When white smoke rose out of the Vatican on Thursday, Catholics in Roanoke were watching from their screens in delight as ...

American Cardinal Robert Prevost was shortly thereafter announced as the 267th pontiff. He chose the name Leo XIV, a senior ...

By Stephanie Shakaa For over two thousand years, the papacy has been shaped by the bloodlines of Europe,an uninterrupted ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

What is the science behind the smoke signals on the Sistine Chapel to announce if a new pope has been elected?

Students at St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic school witnessed history Thursday with the selection of the first-ever American-born ...

Over in Cannock at St Mary's Catholic Church, Father Peter Weatherby said he was delighted at the news of the new Pope and ...