With a culture as rich as Peru’s, you can see it, and you can hear it. So when the world started learning more about the new pope, they thought he was just a cardinal from Chicago.

CHICLAYO, Peru — Walkiria Garcia was 14 years old when she made her confirmation in the Catholic Church, an already ...

The new pontiff has already given some hints about his priorities as head of the Catholic Church — among them are peace, ...

Pope Leo XIV might be "gringo" by birth but ask the people from Chiclayo, Peru, and the man is decidedly Peruvian.

Leo’s ascent occurred with remarkable speed. Just over two years ago, he’d been one of the church’s 5,400 bishops — a role with no global visibility.

Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical ...

Between 2015 and 2023, then-Bishop Robert F. Prevost shepherded the Diocese of Chiclayo through some of its most difficult ...

In his first formal audience, Pope Leo XIV made clear a commitment to making the Catholic Church more inclusive and attentive ...

The morning after John Prevost watched his younger brother Robert become Pope Leo XIV, he received a familiar phone call.

The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...

Chicago native Robert Prevost is now Pope Leo XIV. Prevost had been a long shot to people keeping track of the conclave, but ...

I am a Peruvian who embraced America, and the pope is an American who embraced Peru.