Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected the new pope, set to succeed the late Pope Francis and mark the first time an American has served as pope. He took the name Leo XIV and emerged from the balcony of St. Peter’s Square to introduce himself ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been named the first American pope, selected Thursday by 133 cardinals from across the globe on the second day of the papal conclave in Rome. The new pontiff, who will go by the name Leo XIV, greeted the thousands who jammed St. Peter’s Square from the red velvet-draped central balcony at St. Peter’s Square.

A U.S. bishop thought it was unlikely that Catholic cardinals would break with more than two centuries of precedent to pick a pope from the states, but it has happened.

Israeli strikes continued to pound the Gaza Strip Wednesday, killing at least 82 people, including several women and a week-old infant, according to the

Pope John might have entered as the underdog, but it left with the lion’s share as it captured its first Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex championship since 2017, defeating top-seeded Hunterdon Central, No. 15 in the NJ.com Top 20, 3-1 at the Phillipsburg Athletic Complex in Phillipsburg.

U.S. leaders JD Vance and Marco Rubio meet Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, discussing U.S.-Holy See relations, religious freedom, and international issues.

Vice President JD Vance shuffled between presidents and prime ministers this week, tending to complicated relationships with U.S. allies and puzzling over two wars.

Leo XIV, the first ever American pope, condemned the exploitation of the poor and called for unity in the church during his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square, an event attended by world leaders, royalty and tens of thousands of believers.