WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago native, has made history as the first American ever selected as pope. Now officially known as Pope Leo XIV, his appointment has sparked ...

Catholic churches worldwide are gathering for special masses to celebrate the historic occasion, including the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A special noontime Mass at St. Louis Cathedral in the French Quarter drew a crowd Thursday as local ...

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

The election of Pope Leo XIV, who is the first U.S. pope and has Creole roots, is raising more awareness about the complexity ...

What had seemed like a modestly slow week in New Jersey politics ended with a bang after the mayor of the state’s largest city found himself in federal ...

For years before becoming Pope Leo XIV — as a parish priest and then bishop in Peru — Robert Prevost built ties with interfaith environmental networks and Indigenous organizations to place forest prot ...

Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was ...

It's the biggest victory for the struggling Chicago White Sox in a long time. Pope Leo XIV is a White Sox fan — and the organization is embracing the news. Elected on Thursday, Robert Prevost is the ...

The lead pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in Appleton, Dan Thews, says the pope being American is extra special.

The Most Rev. Mark Brennan, bishop of the Wheeling-Charleston Diocese, believes newly elected Pope Leo XIV will continue the commitment of the Catholic Church to social justice based on his name ...

Local Catholics are happy and thankful for new Pope Leo XIV. The bishop led a special mass to give thanks and praise for the ...