The Chicago-born pontiff is the first American to lead the Catholic Church, and while his positions on some of the church’s ...

United States Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected the first US pontiff in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church ...

Asked whether it was unexpected for an American to be elected, Father Reese said: “Oh yeah, shocking.” Robert Prevost, who ...

The new pope is expected to make his first public appearance and impart a blessing from the basilica’s roofed area.

When the protodeacon of the College of Cardinals appeared, the now swelling crowd cheered as loudly as ever. He recited those awaited words: “Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum: Habemus Papam!” — “I ...

Robert Francis Prevost has been elected the first American pope in history and will be known as Pope Leo XIV. There has never ...

Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...

But no book, documentary, or drama can convey exactly ... He recited those awaited words: “Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum: Habemus Papam!” — “I announce to you news of great joy: We have ...

Italian is such an expressive language: Asked about the image of Trump as pope, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York declined to say whether he was personally offended, but “As the Italians say, it was ...

"In the book, the character was transgender but didn ... Catholic Church moves in the coming years. The announcement "Habemus Papa," or, "We have a pope," will be made from the balcony of ...

The Oscar-winning drama is said to have been used as an unofficial guide by Rome clergy to elect the new pontiff ...