Many people throughout the world mourned the death of Pope Francis and looked expectantly upon the election of a new leader ...

The image of Trump as the pope just days after our revered Pope Francis died shows why he's a terrible model for morality.

Pope Leo I tangled with Attila the Hun and won. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor. This is the ...

ROME — The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe of Catholics, riven by political divisions that have thwarted the will of ...

Pope Leo XIV has been elected as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, and the job comes with a $33,000 monthly paycheck. That pay stacks up to the salaries of U.S. presidents and university ...

By paving the way for an American pope, Leo’s predecessor has ensured the faith won’t get hijacked by the right.

There are early signs that Pope Leo XIV is capitalizing on a moment of euphoria for Catholics and gaining traction within a divided church.

Deepening unity among Catholics will be the greatest challenge facing the next pope, who will be elected as early as Wednesday.

White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica rang out on Thursday, signaling that a new pope—the 267th leader of the Catholic Church—had been ...

The Catholic Church under Pope Leo XIV NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Massimo Faggioli, professor of theology and religious studies at Villanova University — the new Pope's alma mater — about ...

Update: American Cardinal Robert Prevost has been chosen as the new pope and took the name Leo XIV — the first pope in history from the United States. Pope Francis' death on April 21, the day ...

The pope’s favorite baseball team, the Chicago White Sox, congratulated the pontiff on its jumbotron following his election.