VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A quiet alliance between North and South American cardinals helped elect the first US-born pope.

Cardinal Stephen Chow, 65, the bishop of Hong Kong, was the only Chinese cardinal to vote in the conclave that elected Pope ...

Pope Leo XIV will be inaugurated as pontiff at a Mass in St Peter's Square. The service will mark the official start of his ...

Bannon claimed to Corriere Della Sera that the conclave had been “rigged.” “The only smoke that worked out in their favor was ...

Tens of thousands came to St. Peter’s Square to mark the official start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the ...

So what can we expect from Pope Leo XIV, and what do we hope he will bring to his papacy? The Editorial Board Roundtable ...

The Vatican said some 200,000 people attended the Mass at St. Peter’s Square, which marked the start of the pontificate of ...

Pope Leo XIV on Friday offered his thoughts on marriage and abortion in a meeting with the Vatican diplomatic corps. The ...

Pope Leo XIV, with his American background, is likely to prioritize the Vatican’s alignment with the West in general, rather ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected pope, becoming the first American to lead the Roman Catholic ...

Vista said that American Catholics are no longer excluded from Rome by having the U.S.’s first pope, but are now a complete ...

Pope Leo XIV has broken the seal on the papal apartments, marking one of his first major symbolic moments as pontiff ...