Catholics across U.S. celebrate first Sunday mass under American pope – CBS News Watch CBS News Faithfuls across the U.S. turned out to share the first Sunday mass with the first American pope in Catholic Church history. Omar Villafranca reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive…
Growing up, Louis Prevost knew there was something special about his brother, Pope Leo XIV. “We knew as a family from a very young age, there was something special about Rob,” Louis told CBS News Friday of his brother, formerly known as Cardinal Robert Prevost. “While I was out playing boy games, you know, whether…
Most U.S. Catholics say they rely on the pope and the Church’s teachings for difficult moral questions, this is particularly the case for those who call themselves strong Catholics. For most U.S. Catholics, their Catholic faith is important in their daily lives, including many who call it extremely or very important. (Behind this is a…
After less than 24 hours of seclusion in the Vatican, cardinals ended the 2025 papal conclave with the election of a new pontiff. The man chosen, Cardinal Robert Prevost, will be known as Pope Leo XIV — the first pope ever from the United States. Here’s what to know about him. Where is Pope Leo XIV…
Takeaways from Pope Leo XIV’s election Takeaways from Pope Leo XIV’s election 08:00 Washington — President Trump celebrated the election of the first U.S.-born pope, calling it a “Great Honor” that Robert Francis Prevost, who chose Leo XIV as his papal name, was selected Thursday as the first pontiff to hail from the U.S. “Congratulations…
Vatican City — Of the 266 popes who have led the Catholic Church, not one of them had been from the United States. Until Thursday. The cardinal electors gathered for the papal conclave elected an American from among their own ranks on Thursday to serve as the new pontiff. Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected and accepted his…
Catholic school students bring the papal conclave to their classroom – CBS News Watch CBS News As the world waits for white smoke to emerge at the Sistine Chapel, more than 6,000 miles away, with no fanfare or oath to secrecy, 8th graders at St. Mel’s Catholic School are immersing themselves in the centuries-old tradition….
Voting to pick the 267th pope of the Catholic Church has begun today under the vaulted ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The day kicked off with a service at St Peter’s Basilica at 9am and in the early afternoon, the Vatican’s mobile signal was been turned off to keep those participating in the conclave from…
As the conclave to select a new pope begins this week, LGBTQ Catholics hope that whoever is picked will finish the inclusion work Pope Francis started more than 20 years ago. Pope Francis, who died at 88 last month, was the first pontiff to be publicly inclusive of the LGBTQ Catholic community. He didn’t change…
In the eyes of U.S. Catholics, the next pope is going to have big — if not red — shoes to fill. Most say the Church is in touch with the needs of Catholics, a view that’s higher today than when Pope Francis (who famously wore simple black shoes) became pontiff in 2013. Just before…