Thousands were at the Vatican on Thursday to witness the election of a new pope. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago elected to be the 267th pope and he chose the ...

Prevost, who chose the papal name Pope Leo XIV, grew up in south suburban Dolton, and attended Catholic Theological Union.

The president announced earlier Thursday that he would be replacing Ed Martin, a "stop the steal" organizer closely aligned ...

From priests on pogo sticks celebrating in St. Peter’s Square to the crowd outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, the ...

President Trump welcomed the new pope — though Pope Leo XIV hasn’t always welcomed him.As recently as three weeks ago, Pope ...

CT AG William Tong is part of a coalition that won a court order protecting federal agencies supporting libraries, museums, minority-owned businesses and workers.

Archbishop Christopher Coyne of the Archdiocese of Hartford reacted to the election of American-born Robert Francis Prevost as pope. As pontiff, Prevost has selected the ...

Prevost, a member of the Augustinian religious order, lived for years in Peru first as a missionary and then as an archbishop ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Federal judges ruled Thursday that Alabama intentionally diluted the voting strength of Black residents when it drew congressional lines and said the state must continue using ...

A large crowd in St. Peter’s Square erupted in cheers Thursday, as Pope Francis’ successor was announced to be Pope Leo XIV, ...

For many young Catholics, Pope Leo XIV’s election into the papacy is promising. Some members of Gen Z, who are now in their ...

The name a new pope chooses is often the first clue to his priorities. The last pope named Leo was Leo XIII, who began his ...