"Even though we didn’t actually see the smoke or see the new pope, the feeling of being there, it was in everybody's heart.

(AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke was pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new ...

After Chicago native Pope Leo XIV made history as the first American elected pontiff, the Rev. Homero Sánchez sent him a quick text saying, “Congratulations Holy Pope.” The priest from St. Rita of ...

Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David on Wednesday shared his experience as a cardinal-elector at the recently concluded concluded ...

Pope Leo XIV called for peace in Gaza, Myanmar, and Ukraine at his inauguration Mass on Sunday, May 18. Following his ...