Nuns reach out for Pope Francis as he leaves after a meeting at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, in Maputo, Mozambique, on Sept. 5, 2019.

Today, after a Saturday mass at St. Peter’s, Pope Francis' body will be buried at a basilica in Rome. Here's how the Jesuits shaped Jorge Mario Bergoglio.

Pope Leo XIV has created history as the first-ever American-born leader of the Catholic Church. For the first time since his ...

American Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as Pope Leo XIV, making history as the first U.S. pontiff. Faith leaders nationwide shared prayers for his leadership of the Catholic Church.

After multiple votes over two days, Cardinal Robert Prevost, who was raised in Chicago, has been elected as the first-ever American Pope of the Catholic Church.

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was named Thursday as the first ever American pope – and folks in the Windy City are having a blast over it. “From now on, all communion wafers shall be ...

There was no Catholic guilt about ditching work to say a prayer for Pope Leo. Faithfull New Yorkers dropped everything Thursday and rushed to St. Patrick’s Cathedral to celebrate the first ...

Two Americans drawing attention: Cardinal Raymond Burke, 76, a former archbishop of St. Louis, and Cardinal Joseph Tobin, 72, archbishop of Newark.

For the first time in history, the pope is an American. Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected May 8 as Pope Leo XIV. In Nashville, area Catholics celebrated the news.

Before 1274, there were times when a pope was elected the same day as the death of his predecessor. After that, however, the church decided to wait at least 10 days before the first vote.