The new head of the Catholic church is a tennis fan. Within the walls of Vatican City, he will find his own court to play on.

Robert Prevost, a native of Chicago, is a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s office ...

With no candidate securing the necessary two-thirds majority, or 89 votes, the world will need to wait longer for a new ...

Charles Warner, who left a biomedical engineering career to pursue priesthood, helped distribute Holy Communion at Pope ...

As Pope Leo XIV stepped out in front of cheering crowds outside of St. Peter’s Basilica to give his first speech as head of ...

Long Islanders were among those who packed St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City when Pope Leo was elected the first American ...

In a letter to Rabbi Noam Marans of the American Jewish Committee, Pope Leo XIV expressed his intention to strengthen ...

The new pope said he would be guided by a key document that his predecessor wrote listing the church’s priorities, including ...

An Omaha native now reports in the Holy See. She's been in Rome since 2016 and has had the opportunity to cover the recent ...

The Baltimore faithful are marking a new era of the Catholic Church amid the election of the first American to become pope.

Vatican City witnessed a historic moment on May 8, 2025, as white smoke emerged from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, ...

Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church shut the doors of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City on Wednesday and have begun the process of selecting the successor to Pope Francis. It is the largest ...