“Michelle and I send our congratulations to a fellow Chicagoan, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV,’ Obama wrote in a Thursday post on X. “This is a historic day for the United States, and… ...

Swiss Guards march after a new Pope was elected when 133 cardinals gathered on the second day of the conclave to select a successor to the late Pope Francis, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025.

An examination of Pope Leo's first 100 days reveals a Catholic leader eager to build bridges and unify conservatives and ...

For six days in September, 2015, Pope Francis made a historic visit to the United States, visiting some of the country's biggest cities and speaking to massive crowds of the faithful along the way.

Pope Leo XIV has appointed a priest from the Omaha Archdiocese as the new bishop for Jefferson City, Missouri.

During his six-day, three-city visit to the U.S., the pope will meet with the president, address Congress, speak at the United Nations in New York and take part in a Vatican-sponsored conference ...

Pope Leo XIV received the highest net favorability score in a new Gallup poll, outperforming U.S. and global political ...

The Brief When the pope dies, the College of Cardinals gathers in a conclave, or secret meeting, to vote for a new pope. A candidate must get two-thirds of the vote to become pope. Four rounds of ...

Pope Francis made one trip to the United States during his tenure for a six-day visit in 2015. During the trip, he stopped in Washington, D.C., where he met with then-President Barack Obama.