Pope Leo XIV prayed Wednesday for the world to recognize the urgency of the climate crisis and “hear the cry of the poor,” as ...

Pope Leo XIV has celebrated what has been dubbed as the first “green” papal Mass. He used a new set of prayers imploring care for God’s creation in a sign he intends to emphasize ...

A local historian went to Rome for the first time during the conclave. But he wasn’t expecting ‘that’ kind of history.

Let's remember what July 4 is about: independence from people who governed without listening, taxed without accountability, ...

Pope Francis will be remembered as the most progressive pontiff in the Catholic Church's history. Over the years, the pope from South America left his mark in unprecedented ways. Pope Francis spoke ...

Guesses about who the next Roman Catholic pope will be often prove inaccurate. Before the selection of Pope Francis in 2013, many bookmakers had not even counted him among the front-runners.

Robert Francis Prevost, Now Leo XIV, Is First American Pope Cardinal Prevost was elected pontiff on the second day of the conclave, becoming the leader of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics. He greeted ...

“Pope Francis: A Tribute to the First Latin American Pontiff,” a new book from USA TODAY, honors the memories of Pope Francis’ transformative papacy.

“Pope Francis: A Tribute to the First Latin American Pontiff,” a new book from USA TODAY, honors the memories of Pope Francis’ transformative papacy.

With no official campaign nor list of candidates and an election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will succeed Pope Francis after the conclave beginning Wednesday is just that ...