Father Jovita Okoli said he refuses to surrender to speculation about who will become pope, even as candidates from his ...

This is a moment of hope and renewal for the church," Burns said as faith leaders celebrated the election of the first-ever U.S.-born pope.

As news spread the conclave selected a new pope, students, faculty and staff came to a halt at the University of Dallas, a ...

Pope Leo XIV has taken over the Vatican’s official social media handles, with a first Instagram post on Tuesday repeating the ...

At Mary Immaculate School in Farmers Branch, students held a "mock conclave," complete with young cardinals and a new pope.

The highly secretive process of picking a new pope began on Wednesday behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel in ...

"Cecilia and I congratulate the first American-born Pope, Pope Leo XIV. We join Catholics across the globe to pray for God’s ...

Catholics and church leaders in North Texas are celebrating the announcement of the first-ever American pope, Leo XIV. Both ...

The new pope has made clear — in his remarks and his choice of a motto — that unity within the global church will be a ...

Meet Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pope in the Catholic Church's 2,000-year history. Learn why Black Catholics have hope for his papacy.