As news spread the conclave selected a new pope, students, faculty and staff came to a halt at the University of Dallas, a ...

Father Jovita Okoli said he refuses to surrender to speculation about who will become pope, even as candidates from his ...

The new pope has made clear — in his remarks and his choice of a motto — that unity within the global church will be a ...

Catholics and church leaders in North Texas are celebrating the announcement of the first-ever American pope, Leo XIV. Both ...

University of Dallas students rushed to the union on Thursday as the word spread that white smoke was billowing from the ...

Recalling the end of World War II 80 years ago, Leo quoted Pope Francis in denouncing the number of conflicts ravaging the ...

This is a moment of hope and renewal for the church," Burns said as faith leaders celebrated the election of the first-ever U.S.-born pope.

The highly secretive process of picking a new pope began on Wednesday behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel in ...

At Mary Immaculate School in Farmers Branch, students held a "mock conclave," complete with young cardinals and a new pope.

From priests on pogo sticks celebrating in St. Peter’s Square to the crowd outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, the ...

About 24 hours after the conclave started, the world was introduced to the Catholic Church’s new pope. Pope Leo XIV, the ...

Some of the most frequently used papal names have been John (23), Gregory (16), Benedict (16), Clement (14), Innocent (13), Leo (13) and Pius (12), according to Vanessa Corcoran, an advising dean and ...