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

Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, Leo, the first American pope, is expected to deliver remarks to members of ...

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

In Peru, Pope Leo XIV is known as the saintly missionary who waded through mud after torrential rains flooded the region, bringing help to needy people, and as the bishop who spearheaded the ...

Pope Leo XIV pledged to align himself with “ordinary people” and against the rich and powerful as he presided over his first Mass as leader of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics on Friday, and called for the ...

Details have begun to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make Pope Leo XIV history’s first American pope.

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming ...

American Cardinal Robert Prevost was shortly thereafter announced as the 267th pontiff. He chose the name Leo XIV, a senior ...

Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...

From the St. Peter’s Basilica to his native Chicago to his diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, Catholic faithful around the world ...

If the conclave lasts that long ... Bells also are rung to further signal there is a new pope. Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP’s collaboration with The ...