The conservative ire that has roiled Catholicism during the previous pontificate is likely to continue with this first ...

In choosing Robert Francis Prevost, the conclave has done what many Vatican insiders considered unthinkable.

Robert Prevost appears to have previously reposted social media entries that could cause friction with the White House.

Before he was chosen, Robert Francis Prevost had the papal seal of approval from his predecessor, Francis, who put him in one ...

Father Donohue was busy himself on Thursday. He happened to be in Chicago, the new pope’s hometown, for a Villanova alumni ...

Catholic school students at St. Aloysius Academy in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, cheer after learning about the appointment of ...

Plumes of white smoke streaming from a Sistine Chapel chimney Thursday signaled that a new leader of the Roman Catholic ...

From pillorying the US vice president to denouncing the death penalty, Pope Leo has proven unafraid to tackle prickly ...

The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that ...

NBC News’ Molly Hunter speaks with Americans at the Vatican who shared their feelings about Pope Leo XIV's election.

Older brother John Prevost revealed the shocking details from a prophetic phone call he had with then-Cardinal Robert Francis ...

The surprising elevation of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, to pope marks the first time someone from the U.S. has been entrusted with what is arguably the highest-profile position in global ...