Cardinal Robert Prevost, considered a surprise choice for leader of the Catholic Church, has spent most of his career as a ...

Billings Catholic students and clergy were pleasantly surprised on Thursday with the announcement of the first American-born pope.

The 69-year-old will become Leo XIV as he succeeds the late Pope Francis, who brought the Peruvian-American to the Vatican ...

Leaders called the decision from the conclave “a powerful moment for the Catholic Church — and for American Catholics.” ...

American Cardinal Robert Prevost was shortly thereafter announced as the 267th pontiff. He chose the name Leo XIV, a senior ...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, said in a post to X on Wednesday that he and the other North American cardinals will bring the "in ...

Thousands of people have gathered in Vatican Square to witness the first appearance of the newly elected pope. White smoke was released from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday evening, ...

News of white smoke led students down the hall to the auditorium at Regis Catholic School late Thursday morning.