Cardinal Bustillo says conclave was guided by the Holy Spirit with "freedom and trust," resulting in Pope Leo XIV's election ...

Pope Leo XIV, elected on Thursday, is the first pope from the Order of St. Augustine (OSA), also known as the Augustinians, ...

To understand Pope Leo XIV, look to his namesake, says Ward Fitzgerald, a Philly area businessman who helps raise money for ...

A day after the conclusive papal election, more US Catholic cardinals and bishops voiced their gratitude, joy and hopes for ...

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful ...

Robert Prevost may have made history Thursday by becoming the first pope from the United States. But in Peru, he is known as ...

Pope Leo XIV emphasizes peace, dialogue, and church unity amid current challenges in the Roman Catholic Church.

The newly elected pope, Leo XIV, once held a role at a Catholic school in Tulsa, Oklahoma, before rising to become the leader ...

Rev Paul Galetto, of St. Augustine Parish in Old City, was former roommates with Pope Leo and they have been friends all this time.

The two clerics met in South America, and when Francis needed to fill an important job at the Vatican, he knew where to turn.

Graduate students at a theological school in Florissant were excited with yesterday's announcement of the new pope.