Churchgoers at Houston's Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart expressed their excitement and optimism for the new church leader.

Pope Leo XIV, the first person from the United States to lead the Catholic Church, is taking on a financial headache in his ...

Pope Leo the 14th is the first pope from the United States, and local priest Christopher Connelly, who serves as co-pastor of ...

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS — A new pope has officially been chosen and he’s making history as the first American to serve as ...

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

The first American pope has a family history with deep ties to New Orleans. Robert Prevost, who has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV, was elected as the next pontiff on Thursday following a two-day ...

As the world watched the white smoke rise over Vatican City, signaling the announcement of a new pope, Catholic communities ...

A big day for Catholics around the world and here in the Coachella Valley. A new pope has been elected. American cardinal Robert F. Prevost is now the first American pope. He will take the name Pope ...

Prevost is from Chicago and is taking the name Pope Leo XIV. According to historians at the Historic New Orleans Collection, ...

A brief papal conclave ended on Thursday, May 8 after Robert Prevost (known as Pope Leo XIV) made history as the first ...

HOUSTON — History was made on Thursday when Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago became the first American to be elected pope.