News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological ...

Pope Leo also celebrated Mother’s Day as jubilee bands and thousands of pilgrims created a festive atmosphere in St. Peter’s ...

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called for an end to war in the world as he greeted crowds from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica in ...

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 ...

Pope Leo XIV graduated in 1977. And while some might have guessed he studied theology or philosophy, the truth is far more ...

Chicago's St. Mary's church, connected to Pope Leo XIV's past, captures local interest amid restoration efforts.

Our new Pope’s selection of the name “Leo XIV” is of great significance to workers and farmers in the Philippines and across the globe. On May 15, 1891 (feast day of St. Isidore the Farmer), his ...

The new Chicago-born pope did not shy from world events in his public address following a prayer to the Virgin Mary, as he cited the recent 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, a conflict ...

Pope Leo XIV used his first Sunday address to call for peace in Ukraine and Gaza, building on the message of his predecessor, ...