The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been ...

In the first week of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate, his preaching and speeches have featured quotations from saints and Church Fathers from St. Ignatius of Antioch to St. Gregory the Great.

As the world reacted to Thursday’s historic news that an American, Robert Prevost, would lead the Roman Catholic Church as ...

The smoke is a way to let the public know a new pope has been selected. When a cardinal receives the necessary two-thirds vote and the cardinal has accepted the position, the ballots of the final ...

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become ...

Roncalli was proclaimed a saint by Pope Francis in 2014. Other frequently used names include Gregory, in honor of Pope Gregory I, commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great (590-604). The last to ...

The election of Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, as the new pontiff has delighted Catholics and ...

Last week was quite special for the estimated 1.2 billion Catholics around the world when white smoke billowed across St.

VATICAN CITY — (AP) — Pope Leo XIV officially opened his pontificate as history’s first American pope on Sunday, presiding ...

Multiple rounds of voting likely will be required before a candidate emerges with the two-thirds majority required to become the next pope.

The former Cardinal Robert Prevost vowed to work for unity. “I think he will inspire,” said Susan Hanssen, a professor who ...