Fascination with Pope Francis's funeral and Pope Leo's election reveals the enduring relevance of religion and Christianity in the supposedly secular age.

In the frenzied days leading up to the papal conclave following Pope Francis’s passing on April 21, speculation was rampant: ...

Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV surprised Catholics on Saturday by leaving the Vatican for his first trip outside of the city walls since becoming pontiff to visit a Catholic shrine in Rome.

Sylvia Poggioli has covered several papal conclaves and the Vatican for decades. For this week's reporter's notebook, she reflects on what it's like to cover one of the most secretive institutions in ...

In his first formal meeting with cardinals, which began with a standing ovation, the new pontiff said he chose his papal name ...

Dozens of local people experienced something that rarely ever happens, witnessing history with the selection of a new pope. 28/22 News met with some NEPA natives who were among those ...

"I wanted so much to come here in these first days of the new ministry that the church has given me" to seek Mary's help "to ...

The world watched as white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel, signaling the swift election of Cardinal Robert Francis ...

Leo XIV prayed at the tomb of Pope Francis on Saturday, just two days after being elected new head of the Catholic Church and ...

Francis, the first Latin American pope, clearly had his eye on Prevost and in many ways saw him as his heir apparent.

Leo, the first American pope, told the cardinals that he was fully committed to the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, ...

Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical ...