Bishop Edward Burns from the Catholic Diocese of Dallas reflects on the election of a new pope. Pope Leo XIV is a Chicago-born cardinal who served in Peru.

Catholics young and old watched in anticipation today after the white smoke appeared, waiting to see who was chosen as the ...

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According to church leaders from the Archdiocese of Chicago, newly elected Pope Leo XIV, the first pope to hail from the United States, has a heart for the poor and is also a Cubs fan. Leo XIV’s ...

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Cardinal Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday. How does his stance on LGBTQ+ issues compare to his predecessor's?

After a relatively short conclave, our reporter was with the crowd in St. Peter's Square at they got their first glimpse of ...

Leo, the first American to be elected pope in the history of the church, has been critical of Trump and Vice President JD ...

All eyes have been on the Vatican today. Catholics have been waiting patiently to learn who their new pope would be. Dr. Dan ...

Taking the name Leo XIV, the American was elected to be the 267th pontiff and spiritual leader of the world's 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.

Excitement and pride filled the offices of the Archdiocese of Atlanta on Thurday as staff and clergy gathered to witness a ...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, along with former presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama, Illinois ...