VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A quiet alliance between North and South American cardinals helped elect the first US-born pope.

Chicago Cardinal says when Pope Leo XIV is ready to travel to the United States, he will push for a Chicago stop.

Mayor Brandon Johnson received a letter from an assistant attorney general saying there is “reasonable cause” to believe he ...

Vice President JD Vance is headed back to Vatican City for Pope Leo XIV's inaugural Mass, a week after the first American ...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has extended an invitation to Pope Leo XIV to visit the United States during a meeting at the ...

The Holy Father addressed a throng of more than 200,000 with a tone of humility and gratitude, conscious of the enormous task ...

Pope Leo XIV held his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, May 18, 2025, drawing world leaders to Rome for the second time in less than a month.Elected after the Easter Monday death of Pope ...

Were Princess Charlene, Queen Letizia, Queen Mathilde and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa allowed to wear white at Pope Leo XIV's ...

Cardinal Stephen Chow, 65, the bishop of Hong Kong, was the only Chinese cardinal to vote in the conclave that elected Pope ...

Pope Leo XIV met with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio a day after formally taking his role as ...