As Pope Leo begins his new leadership role, he faces some criticism about past ministry. The leader of a group representing ...

For cardinals who came from such different parts of the world, it was a feat but also an act of unity to elect someone in less than 24 hours, Cardinal Wilton Gregory told the press. "I think we did ...

That the new pontiff’s ancestry can be partially traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture in New Orleans has ...

We’re learning a lot more about the new pope from those who know him well: family, friends and fellow missionaries.

What a great day for us in Philly with a pope that knows what Wawa is all about,” Archbishop Nelson Pérez jokingly told ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, was selected to be 267th pope on Thursday and he is the first American to lead the Roman Catholic church.Franciscan U ...

Pope Leo XIV made history by becoming the first American to lead the Catholic Church. His election has sparked the curiosity ...

Pope Leo XIV's older brother, Louis Prevost, has been living in Florida for about four years and couldn't be more proud of ...

Sheinbaum did say she will not attend the Pope’s inaugural mass scheduled for May 18, but looks forward to presenting him with a formal invitation to visit Mexico.

If the new pope is able to update church teachings on some hot-button issues, it will be because Pope Francis set the stage ...

While at Villanova, Prevost was an active member of the university’s long-standing pro-life club “Villanovans for Life,” the ...

Paula Hambrick never imagined that in her lifetime the Catholic Church would be led by a pope from the United States, never ...