Americans in St. Peter’s Square were stunned and joyous when they learned that an American cardinal, Robert Provost, was ...

Americans gathered in St. Peter’s Square on May 8 to celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the ...

This Thursday, May 8, will be remembered for a long time. After a day of conclave, Robert Prevost was elected as the new ...

St. Peter’s Square in Rome was packed Thursday in anticipation of the announcement of a new Pope. Sarah Ventre, NPR’s senior ...

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Just hours after stepping onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to greet a cheering crowd, Pope Leo XIV quietly returned ...

Cardinal Oswald Gracias of India and Cardinal Joseph Coutts of Pakistan were spotted leaving St. Peter’s Basilica together on ...

It is fitting that in these days when all eyes turn to Rome to watch the election of our new pope to have a selection of readings that so well capture the transformation of Simon Peter from simple ...

Over an hour after the white smoke emerged, the new pope, clad in his papal vestments, stepped out onto the balcony and ...

In that moment, Pope Leo XIV wasn't a stranger from Chicago; he was our pastor, instantly embraced by the global Catholic ...

A former student of the state’s most expensive private school claims he was abused by an infamous fugitive priest – and is ...

Two local priests had the chance to meet the new Pope when he was known as Father Bob Prevost. Now, the Midwesterner is ...