Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff at the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on May 9, the day after stunning the world as the first pope from the United States in the Church's history.

The newly elected pope said in a 2024 interview that he played tennis in his free time but did not mention the trombone.

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

While students at Catholic School entered recess, halfway around the world, white smoke blew out of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. The Conclave of Cardinals selected the first American Pope in the ...

Springfield Bishop William D. Byrne was shopping for groceries when "all of a sudden, my phone started blowing up." ...

The sports loyalties of Pope Leo XIV became a topic of conversation almost as soon as the white smoke emerged from the ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost is elected Pope Leo XIV to become the first pope from the US. Read a recap of the events of May 8.

A CBS reporter covering the Cardinal swearing described the activity in the papal conclave in the Vatican City with a sexual ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected the first American pope in history. Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV.

Who is the new pope of the Catholic Church? Here's what time, how to watch announcement on TV live stream now.

Who is the new pope of the Catholic Church? Here's what time, how to watch announcement on TV live stream now.

The eyes of the world are on Vatican City as the College of Cardinals gathers for the Papal Conclave, the ancient process to ...