Peering at the sunlit skies through a Vatican-owned space telescope and calling the last surviving member of the Apollo 11 spaceflight mission was how Pope Leo XIV celebrated the anniversary of the ...

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Many sacred beliefs of our Catholic faith can be traced to the 21 ecumenical councils held since the fourth century.

Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope and a native of the Windy City, was photographed wearing a Chicago White Sox hat in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday.

Don't fall for photos of Pope Leo XIV tumbling down stairs The misleading posts included one real photo and two AI-generated images of Pope Leo XIV.

Set to turn 70 on September 14, the new pope has the potential to have a long and eventful pontificate. Here, see photos of Pope Leo throughout his life—from childhood to present-day.

Usually, popes live in the papal apartments at the Apostolic Palace. Pope Leo may buck tradition like Pope Francis. Photos show the spacious quarters.

Pope Leo XIV is in his first full day as the holy father with many more to come. “We didn’t expect an American to be Pope,” Gregory Treverton, a USC Professor, said.

The cathedral’s rector, Father Gregory Sakowicz, said the sun came out in Chicago when the new pope was announced, a coincidence he described as “God’s way of remaining anonymous.” ...

On the second day of the conclave at the Vatican, the cardinal electors chose Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pope, Leo XIV.

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