On this week's "Mormon Land" podcast, a Latter-day Saint historian and a Catholic archivist discuss how the two religions pick their top leaders.

Following the death of Pope Francis, the Vatican began the conclave process to elect the new pope. Some students studying at ...

Odds-makers likely had an easier time 20 years ago, when Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger stepped onto the balcony overlooking St.

Students at St. Leo Catholic Academy in Queens erupted with joy after Cardinal Prevost chose the name Pope Leo XIV—matching ...

“The only smoke that worked out in their favor was the cigar smoke they had at their receptions,” said Christopher White, the ...

Leo, the first American and second Latin American pope, celebrated his inaugural Mass at the Vatican after waving to the ...

From coffee shops to classrooms, Catholic students across America will never forget the moment white smoke signaled the dawn ...

After Chicago native Pope Leo XIV made history as the first American elected pontiff, the Rev. Homero Sánchez sent him a quick text saying, “Congratulations Holy Pope.” The priest from St. Rita of ...

Arlene and I have been blessed to have had many “once-in-a-lifetime” experiences. But aside from marriage, baptism and ...

American Catholics rejoice as Cardinal Robert F. Prevost from Chicago is elected as Pope Leo XIV, the first American to lead ...

The recently elected Pope Leo XIV, formerly Robert Prevost of Chicago, the first American-born Holy Father, is a mere 69 ...

The Rev. Andy Matijevic has some impressive bragging rights. “I told the future pope what to do,” Matijevic quipped. It was ...