The Vatican announced the election of Pope Leo XIV shortly after white smoke blew from the roof of the Sistine Chapel on ...

Shifting trends in religion affiliation on Long Island is a reflection of changing demographics in the region.

On day two of the conclave and after only three rounds of voting, Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected and will be known as ...

Much remains to be known about Pope Leo, who is seen as a centrist. The Illinois native has dual citizenship from the U.S.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Robert Prevost has taken the name Leo XIV . He is the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. As a missionary, Prevost, 69, spent his career ...

Today history was made in the Catholic Church as white smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signaling a new ...

Bells rang in St. Peter's Square and the crowd erupted in cheers on the second day of the papal conclave when white smoke billowed.

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church — and his papal name is Pope Leo XIV ...

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevos in the U.S., has been chosen to succeed Pope Francis as the head of the Catholic Church. The announcement comes on the second day of the papal conclave.

He has been archbishop of Congo’s capital since 2018 and a cardinal since in 2019. Francis also appointed him to a group of ...