There was a New York City “kingmaker” in the papal conclave. New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan played a decisive role in paving the way for Pope Leo XIV to become the first American pontiff ...

VATICAN CITY—Cardinal Robert Prevost, seated beneath Michelangelo’s monumental fresco of the Last Judgement, buried his head in his hands as the sound of his name echoed off the walls of the ...

Cardinal Newman boys soccer’s dynasty rolled on in dominating fashion Saturday. Tanner Battafarano scored three goals as the Cardinals survived an early scare to defeat Porter-Gaud, 6-2, and win ...

Over dinner, as one gluten-free cardinal picked over vegetables and others shrugged at the simple fare, they weighed their choices. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, 70, the Italian who ran the Vatican ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, said Sunday that he expects Pope Leo XIV "feels an obligation," to speak to the issues of the day amid "real challenges globally" — from immigration ...

VATICAN CITY – In the balloting to choose the next pope, Cardinal Robert Prevost secured 105 of 133 votes to become the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Vatican sources said on May 11.

Cardinal Robert Prevost, a little known missionary from Chicago, has been elected in a surprise choice to be the new leader of the Catholic Church, becoming the first US Pope and taking the name ...

As the veil lifts on the secretive proceedings of the papal conclave, a cardinal has offered a rare glimpse into the moment Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV. Cardinal Vincent Nichols ...

The man chosen, Cardinal Robert Prevost, will be known as Pope Leo XIV — the first pope ever from the United States. Here's what to know about him. Where is Pope Leo XIV from? Pope Leo XIV was ...

Regarding remarks made earlier by Cardinal Maung Bo -- who said Leo will "build a bridge" with Trump -- Dolan said the new pontiff will instead "build bridges with leaders of every nation." ...

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 ...