We're still at the Rorschach test stage of the papacy, in which people can project almost anything they want to see amid the ...

Pope Leo XIV has reinstated the “conclave bonus” given to Vatican employees for their service during the sede vacante period.

"Even though we didn’t actually see the smoke or see the new pope, the feeling of being there, it was in everybody's heart.

Amazingly, miraculously, an American has been elected Holy See of the Catholic Church. Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago, ...

Seeing a college classmate become a famous athlete or entertainer or United States senator can be a source of pride, but it’s ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A quiet alliance between North and South American cardinals helped elect the first US-born pope.

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, was elected 267th pontiff by the College of Cardinals during a papal conclave on May 8, 2025. His predecessor, Pope Francis, created him a cardinal in 2023.

David Hejmanowski is judge of the Probate/Juvenile Division of the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, where he has served ...

Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Vatican City over the weekend to attend Pope Leo ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected pope, becoming the first American to lead the Roman Catholic Church.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — They went into last week’s conclave vastly outnumbered and smarting after being sidelined by Pope Francis for 12 years. And yet conservatives and traditionalist Catholics are ...

Chicagoans celebrated the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the U.S. and a Chicago native, with joy and hope for a renewed focus on social justice and unity within the Catholic ...