The atmosphere in the Eternal City was electric.

Odds-makers likely had an easier time 20 years ago, when Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger stepped onto the balcony overlooking St.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A quiet alliance between North and South American cardinals helped elect the first US-born pope.

“The only smoke that worked out in their favor was the cigar smoke they had at their receptions,” said Christopher White, the ...

The last three pontiffs each chose very different paths between Rome and home.

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, was elected 267th pontiff by the College of Cardinals during a papal conclave on ...

The Vatican said some 200,000 people attended the Mass at St. Peter’s Square, which marked the start of the pontificate of ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, known at Omega Gym as just 'Robert,' has been elected Pope Leo XIV. His trainer, Valerio Masella, ...

Tens of thousands came to St. Peter’s Square to mark the official start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the ...

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

During the ceremony, President was seen exchanging warm pleasantries with Pope Leo XIV, in a brief but symbolic moment that ...

Pope Leo XIV has taken aim at autocrats causing war and unrest across the globe, in his first speech after his inauguration ...