Habemus papam, Ozarks. Or rather, “We have a Pope, Ozarks.” In speed with the news of Cardinal Robert Prevost’s election as ...

Bishop William Byrne of the Diocese of Springfield is expected to deliver remarks on Thursday’s election of Pope Leo XIV.

Starting Wednesday, the Roman Catholic College of Cardinals will gather inside the Sistine Chapel to begin choosing the next ...

"We never would have suspected that he was going to be a priest, let alone a bishop or cardinal or the Pope. Not in a million ...

Massachusetts residents expressed shock that American-born Robert Francis Prevost will lead the Catholic Church. What they said after his selection ...

I did not have that on my radar at all,” Bishop Edward Rice with the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau said. To say Rice ...

So what can we expect from Prevost? His Augustinian roots suggest discipline and seriousness. And his Chicago roots, say we, ...

As worshippers in Illinois praise God and take pride in the new Catholic pope’s local connections, a Chicago-based bishop is ...

Catholic leaders in the United States have denounced President Donald Trump for the AI-generated image of himself as the pope ...

Elms College religious studies professor Michael McGravey called Pope Leo the XIV's election an "unprecedented" moment in the ...