The former neighbors of the newly elected pontiff describe him as an intelligent person ‘with a sense of humor and great ...

The Catholic church has elected a new pope, Robert Prevost. He is also the first American to be elevated to the position of ...

Pope Leo XIV has hands-on experience of navigating the Amazon. Many Catholics have said they believe Prevost’s experience as ...

Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago became Pope Leo XIV May 8, 2025. First US pope graduated from Villanova University, mere miles from Wharton School.

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

Pope Leo was born in the United States, but for his adopted nation of Peru, he is a “Chiclayano” – a son of the bustling northern Peruvian city where everyone seems to have a story about him.

Japanese Cardinal Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo says Pope Leo XIV’s previous work as a missionary and as a Vatican official were ...

On Thursday afternoon, white smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City as Catholics and non-Catholics alike around the world watched with great interest to see who would be chosen as the ...

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago, has been confirmed to have African American ancestry through Creole ...