Pope Leo XIV has made his first American bishop appointment. History's first American pope named Bishop Michael Pham as bishop of San Diego, California.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been named the first American pope, selected Thursday by 133 cardinals from across the globe on the second day of the papal conclave in Rome. The new pontiff, who will go by the name Leo XIV, greeted the thousands who jammed St. Peter’s Square from the red velvet-draped central balcony at St. Peter’s Square.

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been announced as the new pontiff and has chosen the name Pope Leo XIV. There are no wri

The papacy is a global platform, so the issues Pope Leo chooses to focus on can resonate far beyond the church.

Pope Francis' successor has been elected, and it's the first American pope. Here's what we know about Cardinal Robert Prevost.

Americans in St. Peter’s Square were stunned and joyous when they learned that an American cardinal, Robert Provost, was elected pope and had taken the name Leo XIV.

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, who welcomed the decision to fly flags at half-mast over public buildings, said there should be an official period of mourning, pointing to steps taken in Spain, Cuba and India in the wake of Pope Francis’s death.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — At a solemn funeral Mass on Saturday (April 26), political and religious dignitaries joined an enormous crowd in St. Peter’s Square to mourn the death of Pope Francis in a ...

The plan – intersecting the use taxpayer funds and a religious organization – has raised concerns, and not just limited to the First Amendment separation of Church and State.