The Catholic church has elected a new pope, Robert Prevost. He is also the first American to be elevated to the position of ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago became Pope Leo XIV May 8, 2025. First US pope graduated from Villanova University, mere miles from Wharton School.

The last five pontiffs have addressed members of the international news media who reported on the conclaves that elected them.

At a time when American Catholics faced many restrictions, Washington went out of his way to make them feel included in the ...

Even a shot of Malört can't wash the taste of the anti-LGBTQ legal organization's hypocrisy out of John Oliver's mouth.

On Thursday afternoon, white smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City as Catholics and non-Catholics alike around the world watched with great interest to see who would be chosen as the ...

As Donald Trump prepares Americans for economic hardship amid a looming trade war, John Oliver zeroed in on the GOP leader's ...

At services on Sunday, some Catholics took particular pride in the election of the first American pontiff, who has familial ...

After a series of closures by the Chicago Archdiocese, Christ Our Savior Church in South Holland has bragging rights as Pope ...

Pope John Paul II arrived in the U.S. on Monday, Oct. 1, 1979 — touching down in Boston, and stopping in New York, ...

A special prayer was delivered at Holy Name Cathedral Sunday for Pope Leo XIV. The church held its first Sunday mass since the pope was elected on Thursday. Many who attended said they are praying for ...