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 ...

Old Mission Santa Barbara hung yellow and white flags and rang its bells Thursday to mark the selection of Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, as the new pontiff, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV. Credit: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BOSTON (SHNS) – American-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost made history Thursday. Prevost, who grew up in the south Chicago ...

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 ...

US President Donald Trump has suggested that he played a role in Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV's selection as the new pontiff. In a Truth Social post Sunday night, Trump sought credit for the election of ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, spoke with ABC7 Friday to reflect on his first papal conclave and the selection of Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV. Released from confines ...

The Price Is Right was disrupted on Thursday, May 8, when news broke that the Vatican selected a new pope. The game show cut out in the middle of an episode when white smoke blew out of the Sistine ...

Suburban Catholics gathering for their first Sunday Mass since Chicago native Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV voiced optimism and enthusiasm for the new pontiff. At Our Lady of the Wayside ...

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — In a decision that has made history and sparked emotion across the globe, the Catholic Church has elected its first U.S. pope. Robert Prevost has been selected and taken the name ...

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 ...