Excitement rippled through New York City's St. Patrick's Cathedral on Sunday morning, the first since an American was picked ...

It is a very nice thing for America and the world that the new pope, Leo XIV — who will help guide the faith of more than a ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass this morning following his election, calling on the Church to focus on areas where ...

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.

A papal conclave is set to begin in Vatican City starting May 7, during which cardinals from around the world will elect the ...

New Yorkers and tourists alike are flocking to churches across New York City and the Tri-State to celebrate the news of the ...

Catholics are putting church over state when it comes to a new law requiring priests to report confessions about child abuse -- and the Department of Justice has their back.

The election of Cardinal Robert Prevost, who will now forever be known as Pope Leo XIV and the first American pope, stirred ...

Thousands of miles to the west in New York City, television news cameras lined the sidewalk in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral, the iconic midtown Manhattan Catholic church. Alura Marini ...

Faithful followers flocked to Manhattan’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral to say prayers and offer best wishes to Cardinal Robert ...

Findings regarding Pope Leo XIV's familial roots appear to indicate that the pontiff's great-grandfather was Maltese, the New York Times reports.

Chicago’s South Side was solidly working class during Pope Leo’s childhood, said Rob Paral, a researcher at the Great Cities ...