The name a new pope chooses will "indicate a certain spirit and direction and vision of the new pope," said Dennis Doyle, a theologian and professor emeritus of religious studies at the University ...

The cardinal electors of the Catholic Church elected an American on Thursday to serve as the new pope. Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next ...

The new pope’s name, as well as his baptismal names, will be translated into Latin in the announcement but his former surname will remain in his native language. For example, when Pope Francis ...

Black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Wednesday and again Thursday morning indicated that a new pope had not yet been chosen to replace Pope Francis. Using smoke to communicate to ...

Sixteen days after the reign of Pope Francis ended with his death on Easter Monday, the Catholic Church is looking to the future. The papal conclave got underway Wednesday afternoon in Rome ...

A successor to Pope Francis had been elected. But there will be a short wait before his identity becomes clear. By Elisabetta Povoledo Now that white smoke has finally billowed out of the chimney ...

Only John, Gregory and Benedict have proven more popular. But we haven’t had a Pope Leo in more than a century. The last Pope Leo was Leo XIII, who was born in French-occupied Rome in 1810.

Pope Leo XIV gave his first homily at a Mass on Friday, one day after he was selected by a conclave of cardinals at the Vatican to lead the Catholic Church. The first U.S. pope in history said he ...

In this day and age, even the holy leave social media trails. The new pope's online footprint was quickly dissected Thursday just minutes after he was elected the next head of the Catholic Church ...

Washington — President Trump celebrated the election of the first U.S.-born pope, calling it a "Great Honor" that Robert Francis Prevost, who chose Leo XIV as his papal name, was selected ...

The papacy is a global platform, so the issues Pope Leo chooses to focus on can resonate far beyond the church. By Motoko Rich Reporting from Rome Just days into the papacy of Leo XIV, the new ...

Mr. Gibson is the director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University. With the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, the College of Cardinals sent a clear message ...