Catholics in metro Detroit are praising the first American to be pope, who once lived in Michigan, saying he will continue ...

Here’s a look at some of the leading papal contenders, with the proviso that favorites don’t typically end up getting the nod ...

Michigan native Joseph Tobin will help select Pope Francis' successor during the papal conclave that began May 7.

Leo quoted Pope Francis in denouncing the number of conflicts ravaging the globe today, saying it was a “third world war in ...

Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, 72, appeared on several lists, including the BBC, New York Times and USA Today, predicting who may ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected pope, becoming the first American to lead the Roman Catholic ...

Leo told the cardinals who elected him that he was fully committed to the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, the 1960s ...

VATICAN CITY – Cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope after the first conclave ...

It was in the same frescoed chapel that the Chicago-born Augustinian missionary Robert Prevost was elected Thursday afternoon ...

They seem fundamentally united in finding a pope who will be able to make the 2,000-year-old church credible and relevant ...

The College of Cardinals is convening in Vatican City to elect a new pope following the death of Pope Francis. Detroit native Cardinal Joseph William Tobin is among the 138 eligible to vote.