Still, it was an exciting moment for the Americans who were at the Vatican that day. Mariner says he and his wife were in a ...

As America, especially the United States and Chicago celebrated the elect of an American pope, the newly elected pontiff Leo ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich got off the plane from Rome in Chicago Monday night, but there is not time to rest just yet. Among the things now on his agenda is planning a local celebration in honor of a ...

Bishop Robert J. Brennan, Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, celebrated Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James in ...

Known affectionately as "Apu Ambo" -- "Apu" meaning respected elder and "Ambo" being his diminutive nickname -- the ...

Pope Leo XIV led a prayer on his first Sunday as pontiff. The new pope, elected on May 8 after a two-day conclave, led the Regina caeli prayer, "Queen of Heaven" in Latin, which is often spoken ...

"It's a great thing for the United States and for the world," she said.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York, about the significance of the Cardinals electing the first pope from the United States.

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of Rome, leader of the world's ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the Unites States delivers the "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and to the ...

After celebrating his first Mass as pope, Leo XIV is slated to have a full schedule in the coming days. His next engagement ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first U.S.-born pontiff, said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he ...