VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A quiet alliance between North and South American cardinals helped elect the first US-born pope.

Cardinal Stephen Chow, 65, the bishop of Hong Kong, was the only Chinese cardinal to vote in the conclave that elected Pope ...

Less than one month after he broke Vatican rules while touring the sacred city, U.S. Vice President JD Vance has once again ...

The moment comes after Vance allegedly broke Vatican protocol when he took a trip to the grand Sistine Chapel, famously home ...

Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV after cardinals from around the globe elected him to the papacy, making him the first US pope.

Tens of thousands came to St. Peter’s Square to mark the official start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the ...

Watch live as Pope Leo XIV delivers his inaugural mass in the Vatican’s St. Peter's Square on Sunday, 18 May, in front of ...

He offered a message of love and communion during an inaugural Mass in St Peter’s Square before before an estimated 150,000 ...

Pope Leo XIV will be formally inaugurated as the 267th pontiff of the Catholic Church during a Mass at St. Peter’s Square, marking the official beginning of his papacy. Chosen after a two-day conclave ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, vowed on Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, is vowing to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace ...

Pope Leo XIV took his first popemobile ride through St. Peter's Square on Sunday, greeting the tens of thousands of people ...