For politics watchers, it was especially appealing since a papal conclave is a perfect example of a high-stakes election ...

The quick election of a pope born and raised in the United States was a shock to almost everyone outside the Sistine Chapel ...

Congressman Brendan Boyle on how the new pope affects American politics, on issues both in line and at odds with the Trump administration ...

“Robert Prevost was a missionary bishop who gave himself fully to his people and who played an important role in the church ...

Pope Leo XIV is now the most powerful American Catholic in the world, and experts say he must aptly walk the line between U.S ...

Hints as to what postures Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, might take on some of the most controversial issues ...

The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe of ...

Does Pope Leo XIV subscribe to the tenets of the economic agenda of patriotic populism? Well, it seems so, as he officially ...

THE CARDINALS ELECTING A NEW POPE THURSDAY. MOMENTS LATER, FORMER CARDINAL ROBERT PRÉVOST EMERGING AS POPE LEO THE 14TH. THE ...

On "This Week," Cardinal Cupich said Pope Leo XIV may call for changes to the United States immigration system.

We may be stuck with labels drawn from the political world. But the cardinals who enter the conclave tomorrow need to select ...

Pope Leo XIV is seen as a centrist who shares his predecessor's progressive views on certain social issues. Here's what we ...