White smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel Thursday, signaling a new pope has been chosen to lead the Catholic Church.

Kansas City Catholics expressed excitement and unity following the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope ...

As the world awaits the announcement of a new pope, Catholic residents in Kansas City expressed their hopes for the future ...

This previously devout cradle Catholic has lost her patience with a church that has sold its soul ... envisioned possible years ago. She is a Kansas City native who lives in Dexter, Missouri.

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of the Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas, wished the new pope well after his historic selection Thursday.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected to lead the Church and selected the name Leo XIV. The new pope was born in Chicago and became the first Holy Father from the United States of America.

KANSAS CITY, Mo — As the world prepares to say goodbye to Pope Francis in a solemn farewell ceremony at the Vatican, the Catholic community in Kansas City is taking time to reflect on the legacy ...

Naumann in leading the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas ... Parishioners at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Lenexa were beside themselves when he assigned a previously accused priest there ...

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of the Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas, wished the new pope well after his historic selection Thursday.