With the passing of Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic Church is preparing to choose its next spiritual leader, a decision that ...

As cardinals prepare for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the church ...

Here's when we could see smoke -- and a new pope -- now that the conclave is getting underway in Vatican City.

Born in the U.S., forged in Peru, chosen in Rome, Leo XIV will helm a church facing debt, division and decline ...

Whoever is picked will become one of the world's most powerful figures, considered to be the successor of St Peter, the first ...

Will cardinals continue Pope Francis' progressive ways or will they turn back the clock in favor of traditionalists?

Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago will succeed Pope Francis as the leader of the Catholic Church. Prevost, the first ...

The process to elect the next pope will begin on May 7. ROME -- Two cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church who will be voting in the upcoming papal conclave sat down with ABC News to discuss the ...

Pope Leo XIV gave a homily at a Mass a day after he was chosen to lead the Catholic Church. Here's what the new pontiff said, ...

The school's students and staff expressed shock and excitement following the recent election of the first-ever American pope.

U.S. President Donald Trump quickly reacted to the appointment of the first American pope on Thursday, May 8. Pope Leo XIV, ...

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