Pope Leo graduated from Villanova University, eventually spending a majority of his career as a bishop in Peru. Father ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV as the first-American pontiff shocked the world, and Chicago residents rejoiced in the Holy ...

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I am a Peruvian who embraced America, and the pope is an American who embraced Peru.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Catholics around the world are still celebrating the selection of a new pope. To the surprise of many in the United States, and around the world, Cardinal Robert Prevost was ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected in a surprise choice to be the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, taking the ...

Some conservatives and traditionalist Catholics are cautiously optimistic over the historic election of Pope Leo XIV ...

To discuss the implications of Robert Prevost’s election as pope, for both the church and for the world’s 1.4 billion ...

Bishop Joseph Siegel with the Catholic Diocese of Evansville shared his thoughts and hopes for Pope Leo XIV. Bishop Siegel ...

Four frontrunners have emerged as the most likely contenders known as papabile to succeed Pope Francis but at least a dozen ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost is elected Pope Leo XIV to become the first pope from the US. Read a recap of the events of May 8.