Archbishop of Toronto Cardinal Francis Leo called on the faithful to honor the most Sacred Heart of Jesus throughout the ...

Furthermore, every member of the flock is obliged by the tenets of the Church to ... to elevate a Catholic leader who is a uniter will only be possible if the cardinals can prevail over their ...

The Chicago-born pontiff is the first American to lead the Catholic Church, and while his positions on some of the church’s hot-button issues remain unclear, he has signaled continuity with his ...

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.

White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica rang out on Thursday, signaling that a new pope—the 267th leader of the Catholic Church—had been ...

Cardinals from 70 countries have gathered at the Vatican to elect a new Pope in the most diverse conclave in history.

A remarkable week for the Catholic Church. Cardinals meeting at the Vatican elected a new pope. And he's from the U.S., specifically Chicago - Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost.

In his first speech from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on May 8, Leo said the cardinals chose him “to be the successor ...

The Catholic Church lobbied hard against a bill that would allow the terminally ill to end their lives in Illinois.

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, said Sunday in an inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square that he hopes the ...

Religious scholars and political pundits are asking if (and how far) the new Pope Leo XIV will advance the Church, and ...

The salary of the cardinals is among the highest in the Catholic Church, which is why Pope Francis reduced their salary by 10 percent during his papacy. Cardinals are one of the highest ranks in ...