Multiple outlets reported this week that the maternal grandparents of Robert Prevost were described as people of color in ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, born in Chicago, is the first U.S.-born pope in the Church's history. Here's how readers reacted to ...

The election of Leo, the Catholic Church's first American pope, is drawing a mixed response from groups often at odds with ...

The US Catholic Church may ultimately pose some of the most serious challenges for the new pope. Read more at ...

There are “contexts where it is not easy to preach the Gospel and bear witness to its truth, where believers are mocked, ...

Yes, even the new leader of millions of faithful Catholics around the world once used an iconic Massachusetts candy to play ...

President Donald Trump reacted to the selection of the new pope and leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday.

The new pope, Leo XIV, has this in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy: He’s been in positions of ...

The new pope, Chicago area native Robert Prevost, has faced criticism for not doing more to encourage his religious order, ...

Election records earlier reported by CBS News reveals how often the new pope has voted in the past. The records, from the service L2 Data, showed that he voted in the 2024 election but that he had not ...

Monsignor Anthony Mancini from the Diocese of Providence said he was shocked to learn that Pope Leo XIV is from the United States, calling it a great honor for the country and the Catholic Church.

The sports loyalties of Pope Leo XIV became a topic of conversation almost as soon as the white smoke emerged from the ...