Archbishop Michael McGovern issued a statement Thursday after Pope Leo XIV was elected. He said the church will pray for the new pope at each Mass that is offered.

On May 8, the first American pope was elected to lead the Catholic Church taking the name Pope Leo XIV. Here is a prayer for ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who has chosen the papal name Leo XIV, appears on the central balcony of St. Peter's ...

New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond is holding a news conference Thursday to speak on the historic election of an American ...

"Peace be with you all," the newly elected pontiff said in Italian and Spanish from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.