Known for their versatility in music, the Ambassadors Concert Choir has been wowing and inspiring audiences since 1979, but this summer they’ll take on a new challenge.

The last pope to take the name Leo was Leo XIII, an Italian who led the church from 1878 to 1903. That Leo softened the church’s confrontational stance toward modernity, especially science and ...

Westminster Presbyterian Church on Oregon Pike wrapped up Mother’s Day celebrations in style Sunday evening with A Festival of Hymns. The Westminster Matins and Sanctuary choirs performed with a ...

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The Rev. Ajani Gibson, who heads the predominantly Black congregation at St. Peter Claver Church in New Orleans, said he sees the pope’s roots as a reaffirmation of African American influence on ...

Above, a pool of blue light from a stained-glass window illuminates a balcony where the St. Mary of the Assumption Church choir — including ... from beneath his black cap. He’d passed by ...

CHICAGO -- Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born man who became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, has Black family roots in New Orleans, Louisiana, records show. ABC News has obtained several records ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church ...

Leo, who became the church's 267th pope ... During the morning the smoke was black, meaning no candidate has received the necessary two-thirds majority. That changed at 6:06 p.m. local time.