Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, born in Chicago, has been elected Pope Leo XIV, making history as the first American to lead ...

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

Local Catholic leaders and theologians explain how Pope Leo XIV may lead the Catholic Church. Megan Clarke has the story.

Father Robert Prevost first arrived in Peru in 1985 during a time of crisis, the aftermath of devastating El Niño rains that ...

Listening and watching --- the world has its sights on Pope Leo XIV. But how will the new pope lead, and in what direction?

Pope Leo XIV’s election, praising Pope Francis and vowing to continue his work, is a historic moment for the Catholic Church ...

The Archdiocese of Louisville celebrated the new pope with a large mass. Over 200 parishioners gathered to embrace their new ...

The U.S.-born pope has signaled he will continue his predecessor’s work, but shows deference to tradition, too.

Pope Leo XIV, formerly the Chicago-born cardinal Robert Prevost, is said to be an even-keeled, pragmatic leader: “He knows ...

I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my ...

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

IN response to some Filipinos who expressed disappointment that none of the three anticipated “papabile” cardinals from the Philippines were elected as the new pope, the country’s top Catholic leaders ...