Francis may have been globally admired, but within the church hierarchy he was a polarizing figure. This could have resulted ...

Again, TV Guide confirmed that ABC is airing this special Catholic Church pope edition of 20/20 tonight, May 9, 2025 in the 8 pm central standard time slot. This episode will just be a one-hour event.

VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - At midweek, the chaplain of Villanova University's basketball team cheered as one of his ...

Habemus papam. We have a pope. A new spiritual leader has risen to shepherd the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, chosen from among the 133 cardinal-electors who gathered beneath the Sistine ...

Matthew Gabriele, a professor of religion and culture at Virginia Tech, said people can expect Pope Leo to carry on the work of his predecessor, Pope Francis, by having a focus on helping migrants, ...

Pope Leo XIV has pledged to help the Catholic Church be an ‘ark of salvation’ as he celebrated his first mass as pontiff and as history's first US pope.

Church bells rang out for hours in celebration at Villanova University in suburban Philadelphia after one of their graduates ...

Pope Leo XIV's older brother, Louis Prevost, has been living in Florida for about four years and couldn't be more proud of his sibling's elevation to the papacy.

Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff, was elected May 8. His selection came as a surprise to some church leaders, ...

Pope Leo XIV has celebrated his first Mass, a day after his historic election as the first U.S.-born pope in the church’s ...

A day after the Vatican shocked the world by electing Robert Francis Prevost, a Chicago-born cardinal who spent most of his ...

Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and details began to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make him history’s ...