There are two aspects that weave together in this new pope worth noting: The founder of the religious order he belongs to ...

In addition to being a natural-born American citizen, Pope Leo XIV is also a naturalized citizen of Peru, having ministered there for decades.

Pope Leo XIV is vowing to actively promote and protect the spirituality and traditions of the eastern rite churches, those ...

When the white smoke poured out of St. Peter's Basilica last week, 73-year-old Port Charlotte resident Louis Prevost learned ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American to head the global Catholic Church, pledged on Wednesday to make "every effort" for peace ...

Born in the U.S., forged in Peru, chosen in Rome, Leo XIV will helm a church facing debt, division and decline ...

The regnal name that Cardinal Robert Prevost chose, Leo XIV, has beautiful and powerful resonance for anyone familiar with the history of the Church.

Pope Leo XIV on Monday called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the “precious gift of free speech and the press” ...

The movie "Conclave" was widely viewed before the actual Conclave last week that elected Pope Leo XIV. Doubtless it has been ...

Rather than a return to Catholic cultural wars, Leo can tackle basics issues of faith and humanity.

Pope Francis made a strong moral case for addressing climate change and respecting Indigenous rights. Will Pope Leo do the same?

A family of seagulls — two adults feeding a chick — had gathered by the papal chimney a couple of minutes before white smoke ...