American Cardinal Robert Prevost was shortly thereafter announced as the 267th pontiff. He chose the name Leo XIV, a senior cardinal deacon announced. The 69-year-old Chicago native is the first ...

After celebrating his first Mass as pope, Leo XIV is slated to have a full schedule in the coming days. His next engagement is expected to be a May 10 meeting with cardinals. He'll then have midday ...

Pope Leo XIV indicated on Saturday that his papacy will follow closely in the footsteps of the late Pope Francis, telling ...

(RNS) — In taking the name Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost — Father Bob to American Catholics and Padre Roberto to his ...

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported that a Tulsa man died in a wreck Friday afternoon. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported ...

Pope Leo's first mass at the Vatican Friday mirrored thousands of Catholic masses held around the world.Many of them prayed for Pope Leo by name for the first time, including ...

Students in Oklahoma Catholic schools experienced an unforgettable week as they celebrated the election of the first American ...

Pope Leo XIV, in remarks in 2012 when he was the Augustinian prior general in Chicago, made comments critical of what he called the “homosexual lifestyle” and the role of mass media in promoting ...

When white smoke rose out of the Vatican on Thursday, Catholics in Roanoke were watching from their screens in delight as ...

Coming up at the end of July, the Rev. Miguel Gonzalez and nearly 40 local Catholics will travel to Rome to see the new pope.

The inauguration Mass on May 18 will be the formal installation ceremony where Pope Leo XIV will receive the Fisherman’s Ring and the pallium as symbols of his papal office. The “taking possession” ...

Pope Leo XIV delivered his first homily and celebrated his first Mass after being elected leader of the Catholic Church. The ...