The election of the first US pope is a godsend to businesses in Rome, as big-spending pilgrims flocking to the Vatican are ...

The new pope will preside over an inauguration mass on Sunday, which will be held in Saint Peter’s Square, according to the ...

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception will celebrate a special “Mass of Thanksgiving upon the ...

Efforts to restart direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine are facing challenges as an American delegation leads ...

Regarding America broadly, here are Leo XIII’s thoughts on the United States in 1895: He “esteemed and loved exceedingly the young and vigorous American nation, in which We plainly discern latent ...

Nothing compares to the pageantry of a papal election, not the coronation of a British monarch, a presidential inauguration ...

As a Chicagoan who teaches at Villanova University, it was surreal for me to watch the election of Cardinal Robert Francis ...

The new pope's eldest brother has come under scrutiny for inflammatory political posts—here's what we know about him.

Almost a week after Cardinal Robert Prevost was announced as the new Pope Leo XIV, people are still talking about the first ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, born in Chicago, has been elected Pope Leo XIV, making history as the first American to lead ...

Despite losing 1,200 churches, America has gained 2.9 million Catholics since 2010, according to an NBC News analysis of data from the U.S. Religion Census.