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

Over the course of a day and a half, the more than 130 members of the College of Cardinals had come to a decision on who ...

The new pope, Leo XIV, has something in common with many of his peers in the Catholic hierarchy. He’s been in positions of ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first U.S. pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, previously led a Catholic ...

During a Mass for cardinals, Scripture was read in both English and Spanish — a nod to the new pope's missionary work in both ...

PRRI combined U.S. Census and MIT Election Lab data from 3,142 counties to estimate local religious demographics. Among Bay ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.

Every pope brings a distinct vision and agenda for leading the church. Making change is difficult in the Catholic Church, but ...

Some 133 cardinals of the Catholic Church casted their votes for a successor to Pope Francis. Get to know the key players and ...

All Roman Catholics are Christians, but not the other way around, differing in beliefs about the sacraments, the pope, the ...

For the first time, an American will lead the Catholic Church. On Thursday, the Vatican revealed that Cardinal Robert Prevost ...

The cardinals who are electing the next pope sometimes look as ideologically polarized as many secular voters around the ...