During a meeting on Wednesday at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV received a hat of his alma mater, Villanova, from the National ...

Pope Francis' death set off a series of traditions that culminates in a vote for his successor. Here are some of the possible ...

Pope Leo XIV has declared himself a Roman as he completes the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome ...

Pope Leo XIV is visiting the papal summer palace south of Rome. His visit is fueling speculation about whether he will use it ...

The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...

To convey how all-encompassing the Roman Catholic Church was during the Middle Ages, the historian R.W. Southern once offered ...

As a lay Catholic myself, I consider my secular writing, speaking, and teaching to be the principal way that I share my faith ...

The new pontiff spoke to NBC News anchor Lester Holt, who was part of a news conference for some 6,000 journalists from ...

Update: White smoke poured from the chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday afternoon at the Vatican, indicating that the cardinal electors in the conclave had chosen a new pope.

The name a new pope chooses will "indicate a certain spirit and direction and vision of the new pope," said Dennis Doyle, a theologian and professor emeritus of religious studies at the University ...

The United States counts 10 cardinals among the 133 eligible to vote for the successor to Pope Francis, including two from the tri-state area. Only four of the American electors actively serve as ...