In the early centuries of the Catholic Church, papal elections could be startlingly swift. Before 1274, it was not unheard of for a new pope to be chosen on the very day his predecessor died.

Robert Prevost has been elected the first North American pope and will be known as Pope Leo XIV. After he was unveiled as the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church, he spoke to huge crowds from ...

Pope Leo XIV has called on the Catholic Church to become a beacon to 'illuminate dark nights' and reach out those who prefer 'technology, money, success, power or pleasure' in his first mass ...

Catholic Bishop Robert Barron shared his thoughts on Pope Leo XIV's election and what it means for the Church's future.

Pope Leo XIV is taking a strong stance against sexual abuse within the Catholic Church, saying there should be no tolerance ...