Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the ...

Above the door of the church in the last blocks of Chicago, the Virgin Mary still stands with her arms wide open. The double doors beneath the statue’s feet are shut, but a disintegrating wooden side ...

Pope Leo XIV is just over a day into his pontificate and is already capturing style critics' attention with his return to form on papal aesthetics.

Scrutiny about the way the latest pope might run the Catholic Church started the moment he stepped on to the balcony.

Over the course of a day and a half, the more than 130 members of the College of Cardinals had come to a decision on who ...

Cross Lane in Old Lyme was flooded due to rain on Friday evening. In a social media post, the Old Lyme Fire Department said the flooding will probably get worse throughout ...

Local Catholics are expressing cautious optimism about the leadership of Pope Leo XIV, who will be honored at a mass Friday night at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross.

Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff at the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on May 9, the day after stunning the world as the first pope from the United States in the Church's history.

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

Cardinals began describing the days and hours leading up to the final ballot that brought Leo past the two-thirds majority needed.

Here’s what we know so far about Pope Leo’s inauguration Mass. The inauguration Mass is due to take place on Sunday, May 18, ...