Trump declared May 8 a national holiday to honor the end of fighting in World War II. He has always wanted to rename Veterans ...

The temporary chimney atop the Sistine Chapel released a plume of white smoke on Thursday evening local time, signaling that ...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance, along with scores of other elected officials throughout the ...

Americans are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert Francis Prevost.

“Peace be with you all. Dear brothers and sisters, this is the first greeting of the Risen Christ, the good shepherd who gave ...

Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born ...

Leaders called the decision from the conclave “a powerful moment for the Catholic Church — and for American Catholics.” ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is invoking the “ state secrets privilege ” in an apparent attempt to avoid ...

An American pope was considered a longshot to be selected as a successor to Pope Francis. But now that it has happened, Pope ...

As the first pope to come from North America and a well-respected moderate, Pope Leo XIV has the chance to unite the church.