A new pope is expected to be elected by the College of Cardinals during a secret conclave beginning May 7 at the Vatican. Upon election, the new pontiff will choose a regnal name — a centuries-old ...

(The Center Square) - The selection of Pope Leo XIV is “a great day for the world,” Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez said Thursday afternoon, a few hours after the College of Cardinals burned ...

Bishop Mark Bartchak of the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese addresses local media at the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown Pastoral Center on Thursday about the selection of Pope Leo XIV. Mirror photo by Patrick ...

As American-born Pope Leo XIV began his first full day as leader of the Roman Catholic Church on May 9, leaders of the Catholic community in Palm Beach County reacted with a mix of surprise over his ...

All around the country, students at Catholic elementary and high schools attended watch parties to participate in Pope Leo XIV’s historic Nov. 21 “digital visit” to the United States. Speaking via ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – American-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost made history Thursday. Prevost, who grew up in the south Chicago suburbs and steadily rose through the ranks of the Catholic Church on ...

Having grown up Catholic, gone to Catholic school, and attended Catholic mass as recently as October, I feel proud today. My pride (the good kind, properly distinguished from self-admiration) stems ...

The Pocatello St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store was abuzz on Thursday with news that a new pope had been selected. The store, which is operated by the local Catholic community to provide assistance to ...