The new head of the Catholic church is a tennis fan. Within the walls of Vatican City, he will find his own court to play on.

That’s probably what a lot of people thought on Thursday after the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Cardinal Robert ...

Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...

Pietro Parolin did not get selected as the new pope, but there is the loosest of connections between The Sopranos and the ...

The 69-year-old chose the papal name Leo XIV, in honor of St. Leo, a fifth-century pontiff known for his devotion to the poor ...

Eighteen days after Pope Francis last appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, his successor -- the 267th pope -- ...

Details have begun to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make Pope Leo XIV history’s first American pope.

The selection of Robert Prevost surprised outside observers. But as other contenders fell away, one after another, the ...

The newly anointed Pope Leo XIV came to the balcony clad in a white cassock topped by a red cape trimmed in ermine and draped ...

One cardinal who cast his ballot said the pope’s choice of the papal name Leo might signal a particular interest in workers’ ...

Pope Leo was among several cardinals who turned to the film “Conclave” for pointers prior to the start of the election this ...

Gerard O'Connell speaks to Colleen Dulle and Sam Sawyer, SJ about the unexpectedly quick election of Pope Leo XIV.