Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago will succeed Pope Francis as the leader of the Catholic Church. Prevost, the first ...

The Catholic Church is not dying from persecution. It is dying from confusion. Under Pope Francis, ambiguity became policy.

The two clerics met in South America, and when Francis needed to fill an important job at the Vatican, he knew where to turn.

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

While heartened by the new pope's commitment to social justice, advocates say it's unclear whether Leo will continue Francis' ...

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevos in the U.S., has been chosen to succeed Pope Francis as the head of the Catholic ...

Pope Leo XIV will face many challenges in his time as leader of the Catholic Church, including how to counter Chinese ...

All signs point to the newly elected pontiff’s continuing in much the same vein as his predecessor, but with a more moderate ...

The Catholic Church mourns Pope Francis’ death at 88 as the Vatican announces the election of the new pope after a secret conclave process ...

Pope Francis, who died at 88 last month, was the first pontiff to be publicly inclusive of the LGBTQ Catholic community.

The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S. conservative opposition to reform.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the 267th Pope of the Catholic Church after a conclave that began on May ...