The U.S.-born pope spent about a dozen years as a missionary in Peru and returned there later to serve as a bishop.

Almost a week after Cardinal Robert Prevost was announced as the new Pope Leo XIV, people are still talking about the first pope to come from the United States. The Most Rev. Dennis Walsh, bishop ...

Lisa and Rich Solava and Denise Utter were friends with Robert Prevost long before he became pope — and have the selfies to ...

While it is interesting and perhaps a point of pride that the new Pope Leo XIV was born in the United States, most of the U.S ...

Archbishop Nelson Pérez, along with educators and pastors in the region, share their impressions and memories of the first American elected pope.

As details of Pope Leo XIV's past life come to light many are struck by his Chicago roots and his Chicago-ness.

A special mass at St. John the Evangelist honored Pope Leo XIV, who was born in Chicago and has deep ties to Latin America.

Peruvians have celebrated the election of a man many knew as a missionary and bishop during his 2 decades of service in the ...

Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.

Fr. Thomas Reese used to be certain no American would be elected pope. Now, he admits, he has been proved wrong with this new ...

Cardinal Robert F. Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV, the first North American elected pope, continuing Pope Francis' legacy of ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the conclave of cardinals that gathered at the Vatican wasted little time choosing a new ...