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 ...

Hallow has also attracted the financial support of high-profile conservative Americans like Peter Thiel and JD Vance, before he became vice president. At this turning point for the Catholic Church, ...

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.

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

Vatican firefighters have installed the iconic chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, a key step ahead of the May 7 conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor. Black smoke = no pope yet; white smoke = a new ...

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