Commentators have already noted that the last Pope Leo (XIII) was known for his devotion to social justice and the Virgin ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected Pope Leo XIV, marking the first American to hold the position.

The Catholic Church has entered a new historic era with the election of American-Peruvian Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th ...

In Chicago, New Orleans and beyond, elated worshipers and priests celebrated their immediate sense of connection with Pope ...

At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

Pope Leo XIV chose the name “Leo” in honor of a previous pontiff who bore the same name. In his first meeting with cardinals, ...

The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S.

“Robert Prevost was a missionary bishop who gave himself fully to his people and who played an important role in the church of his new country, Peru. In fact, he became a Peruvian citizen,” Canadian ...

Pope Leo XIV stepped out onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to thunderous applause and an electric atmosphere, to deliver his first Sunday blessing and an address calling for peace in Ukraine ...

Velocity Jets has launched Chicago-to-Rome flights, capitalizing on Pope Leo XIV's election as the first American Pope. The ...

Oscar-nominated actor Stanley Tucci leads the aptly named series Tucci In Italy, which looks at the country of Italy through its world-famous cuisine.