In the day since Pope Leo XIV’s election, the memes, doctored images, and tongue-in-cheek references have piled up deep.

His little brother, Robert Francis Prevost, is now Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope in the Catholic Church's history, an ...

Yes, even the new leader of millions of faithful Catholics around the world once used an iconic Massachusetts candy to play ...

Q. What did the early church do on Sunday? A. Historically, every Sunday Christians came together for a very specific kind of worship. They didn’t just come together to pray or to sing ...

An American-born Cardinal has been elected the next pope, taking the reins of the Roman Catholic Church after the death of ...

Is it still a sin if the pope puts ketchup on a Chicago hot dog? White smoke at the Vatican can only signal one thing: A new ...

Peace be with you! Dearest brothers and sisters, this was the first greeting of the risen Christ, the Good Shepherd who gave His life for the flock of God. I, too, would like this greeting of peace to ...

As he headed to Rome, reporters aboard Air Force One asked President Trump why he felt it was important to go to Pope Francis ...

As he headed to Rome, reporters aboard Air Force One asked President Trump why he felt it was important to go to Pope Francis ...

Conclaves go on for as long as it takes for one of the cardinals to receive two-thirds of the ... It’s a very much profound sense of communion. Pope Francis was very clear he wanted to be ...

Watch ABC News' live coverage of the funeral for Pope Francis now on ABC stations and streaming on ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu. Tap on the blue circle to take a look at photos from the funeral for ...