In San Antonio, where 29% of the population is Catholic, there was as much surprise as joy at the news that the new pope is from the U.S.

The election of the first American pope has stirred emotions and hope among the faithful in San Antonio. At San Fernando ...

Chants of "Viva el Papa" rang out in Thursday night's Thanksgiving Mass. "A new era has dawned. God is with us," the ...

Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller is expected to brief the media on Thursday about the election of the newest pope of the ...

SAN ANTONIO – While Catholic faithful gathered Monday at St ... prayed and paid their respects at San Fernando Cathedral in downtown San Antonio. For Juan Moran, seeing Pope Francis on Easter ...

Mourners visited San Fernando Cathedral downtown to pay respects to Pope Francis who died Monday. Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, the Vatican says Here's What To Do If You See A Coyote In ...

The Archdiocese of San Antonio planned a 5 p.m. news conference and a 7 p.m. Mass — both at San Fernando Cathedral — to ...

San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller made a prediction based on his personal experience: the new pope will continue Pope Francis' legacy and promote peace through social justice. Cardinal ...

St. John Bosco School students were buzzing with excitement during live coverage from Rome of celebrations following the election of Pope Leo XIV.

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Pope Francis, who has been the head of the Catholic Church for the past 12 years ... who spent a day in San Antonio in 1987. Francis was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on Dec. 17, 1936, in Argentina.