Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.

To many, Pope Leo XIV seemed a different sort of American, a man who served the poor for decades, spoke Spanish and Italian ...

A prominent Catholic newspaper is among those suggesting Pope Leo XIV may be the first Black pontiff in the Catholic Church’s ...

Omokri also questioned the credibility of oft-cited historical claims of African Popes—such as Pope Victor I, Miltiades, and ...

Catholic leaders across Africa are expressing excitement at the election of the first American as Pope Leo XIV.

The Vatican announced the election of Pope Leo XIV shortly after white smoke blew from the roof of the Sistine Chapel on ...

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

In a historic moment reverberating from the Vatican to the streets of Monrovia, the Catholic Church in Liberia has joined millions around the globe in extending prayerful wishes to newly elected Pope ...

Pope Leo XIV (formerly Robert Francis Prevost) and other cardinals adhered to many restrictions while inside the conclave.

Multiple outlets reported this week that the maternal grandparents of Robert Prevost were described as people of color in ...

From abuse to diplomacy, sexual ethics to Church reform, the next pope faces considerable challenges. La Croix outlines 12 ...