Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected pope, becoming the first American to lead the Roman Catholic ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Pope Francis was heralded for his work and open communication with the LGBTQ community. Pope Francis became a champion for inclusion. He famously said 'Who am I to judge ...

Pope Leo XIV has said little publicly about a place in the ... Liam Stack is a Times reporter who covers the culture and politics of the New York City region. Doctoral Dissertation: The text that ...

Thousands of miles to the west in New York City, television news cameras lined ... Marini said she hopes Leo will emulate the late Pope Francis, who is popular among progressive-leaning Catholic ...

The film focuses on a project founded by the pope that encourages small communities around the world to tell their stories ...

That hand belonged to Pope Francis. The moment came during his 2015 visit to New York City—at a time when a then-12-year-old Bruzzese was grappling with a mysterious illness and a crisis of faith.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- World leaders, Americans and those at home in the Tri-State are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert Francis Prevost.

Latest news and live updates as the election process for the next pope continues. The cardinals met for their first conclave ...

Both are in Rome and among the 133 cardinals who convened in the secretive papal conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor. Will New Jersey or New York City hold a special Mass to welcome the new ...

Peace be with you,' Pope Leo XIV said in greeting the thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square, a plaza brimming with emotion.

Roman Catholics pray and light candles at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan, New York City, on Thursday ... would follow in the footsteps of Pope Francis, who died last month after a tenure ...

In a statement released after the passing of Pope Francis, Dolan said he was "honored" to have participated in the conclave that elected Francis in 2013, and to have welcomed him to New York City ...