Although any baptized Catholic man is technically eligible to be the pope, none of the previous 266 popes in history had been from America.

VATICAN CITY, — Pope Francis brought Robert Prevost to the Vatican in 2023 as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations, one of the most important jobs in the Catholic Church. On ...

Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope" — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the revelation of the new pontiff's baptismal ...

John Paul I — the pope who reigned for 33 days in 1978 — was elected on the fourth ballot. His successor, John Paul II, ...

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The Class of 2025 was enshrined Thursday in recognition of how they challenged players and changed the industry.

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The suit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday against the Motown music luminary seeks at least $50 million in ...

Explore historical trivia behind the longest conclave and the shortest, the oldest pope and the youngest and a handful of antipopes as well.

The foundation was originally set to end 20 years after Gates' death. His Thursday announcement moves up that timeline to ...

Some of the 133 voting cardinals had said they expected a short conclave to replace Pope Francis. But it will still likely ...

U.S. states have been positioning themselves to meet the tech industry’s power needs as policymakers consider expanding ...