Leo’s ascent occurred with remarkable speed. Just over two years ago, he’d been one of the church’s 5,400 bishops — a role with no global visibility.

The new pope, Leo XIV, has this in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy: He’s been in positions of ...

The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...

Chicago native Robert Prevost is now Pope Leo XIV. Prevost had been a long shot to people keeping track of the conclave, but ...

He had the good papal housekeeping seal of approval from Pope Francis, his predecessor, who put him in one of the top jobs in ...

When still a cardinal, the new pope led discussions on key issues facing the church during which “every voice had equal value ...

But at leafy Villanova University just outside Philadelphia, trouble was on the home front. The staid Catholic institution on the Main Line stood at a cultural crossroads. Computers were beginning to ...

Religious affairs expert Martin O’Brien reports from Rome on the prospects of the man chosen to lead the Catholic Church ...

Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and details began to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make him history’s ...

Pope Leo XIV said yesterday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing, as he celebrated his first mass. Details began to emerge yesterday of how votes quickly coalesced to make him ...

Despite historic gains under Pope Francis, women remain excluded from the Catholic Church's highest levels of decision-making.

(RNS) — The Holy Spirit surprised us Thursday (May 8) by electing Robert Prevost, an Illinois native who is also a citizen of ...