Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was ...

For years before becoming Pope Leo XIV — as a parish priest and then bishop in Peru — Robert Prevost built ties with interfaith environmental networks and Indigenous organizations to place forest ...

Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and details began to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make him history’s ...

While President Trump welcomed the U.S.-born cardinal as the new pope, top Trump allies criticized Leo XIV for his ...

Thousands of people put up their screens to see the 2024 movie "Conclave" in the days leading up to the actual papal election ...

Pope Leo XIV, in remarks in 2012 when he was the Augustinian prior general in Chicago, made comments critical of what he called the “homosexual lifestyle” and the role of mass media in promoting ...

Pope Leo grew up in a suburb of Chicago on the South Side and his childhood home was up for sale with the owner taking it off ...

His tally was rising with each round of voting, while support for the early front-runner—Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin—was ...

“DA POPE!” blared the front of the Chicago Sun-Times on Friday, one of countless spins on the city’s unique accent, ...

Jalen Brunson and Pope Leo XIV are both Chicago kids who attended Villanova, so it only makes sense that the new Pope watches ...

After two days of conclave and only four votes, the cardinals selected Cardinal Robert Prevost as the church's next pope.

Cardinal Robert Prevost from Phoenix is named Pope Leo XIV, sparking excitement in the local Catholic community and ...