On 8 May 2025, the Catholic Church entered a historic new era with the election of Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first US-born pontiff, has sparked optimism among Catholics of diverse views, hoping he will foster unity ...

The new pope has made clear — in his remarks and his choice of a motto — that unity within the global church will be a ...

Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the ...

Recalling the end of World War II 80 years ago, Leo quoted Pope Francis in denouncing the number of conflicts ravaging the ...

Pope Leo XIV is seen as a centrist who shares his predecessor's progressive views on certain social issues. Here's what we ...

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

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

LIMA — In the Peruvian coastal city of Chiclayo, some 5,000 kilometers (3,000 miles) from new Pope Leo XIV's hometown of ...

CHICLAYO, Peru — The people of northern Peru call him el obispo. Sometimes he is also Padre Prevost . Maybe when the shock ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected Thursday by the conclave to serve as pope, becoming Pope Leo XIV at the age of 69. Prevost, a missionary who dedicated his career to ministry in Peru ...