Father Anthony Sorgie predicts a “renaissance” for the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, now that the first U.S.-born pope, Leo XIV, has been elected. “He is going to light it on fire, I can ...

The faithful gathered for Sunday Mass for the first time since Chicago native Robert Prevost was selected as the next pontiff. His election marks a meaningful new chapter for the church nationwide.

Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. He grew up in Dolton and attended St. Mary of the Assumption. A childhood friend said ...

Pope Leo XIV Sunday called for world peace, an end to conflicts across the globe and "no more war" during his first papal ...

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

The St. Joseph Catholic Church in Fayetteville holds first Sunday Mass after new Pope is selected The St. Joseph Catholic ...

Black smoke again billowed out of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, the second day of the conclave, indicating that no new ...