History was made Thursday when Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was named the first-ever US pope, with many now wondering his political views, from women to LGBTQ, as he takes the helm of the world's ...

CHICAGO -- Cardinal Robert Prevost was chosen as Pope Francis' successor on Thursday, taking the papal name Leo XIV. The world is wondering how the first American pope compares to his predecessor. In ...

Former Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States was selected Thursday by the papal conclave to succeed Pope Francis and lead the Roman Catholic Church. The new pontiff, who has taken the ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected by the conclave members May 8 to serve as the Roman Catholic Church's 267th pope, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. The 69-year-old makes history as the first ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a 69-year-old Chicago native, became the first American-born pope in the Catholic Church’s history when plumes of white smoke rose over the Sistine Chapel Thursday. He took ...

Growing up a Roman Catholic who has constantly faced an inner battle with faith and traditional religious beliefs, Pope Francis' death sits with me. I have struggled with the inner turmoil of my ...

To the editor: The Catholic Church is in mourning for Pope Francis, one of the most influential spiritual leaders of the modern era. During this time of reflection on his life, in blunders the ...

As far-right influencers co-opt the faith, American Catholics would do better to follow the words of Popes Francis and Leo.

He will gather with leaders of other Christian traditions in Nicaea and celebrate Mass in Beirut.