The contrast between President Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV couldn’t be more stark, politically, personally, or in ...

ABC News’ Matt Rivers travels to Chiclayo, Peru, the city where now Pope Leo XIV is celebrated for his time as a missionary, ...

New pope's deliberate decision to identify with Peru in particular and the Global South generally is no accident ...

People in the city of Chiclayo, where Leo XIV served as bishop for about eight years, gathered to celebrate a man they see as one of their own.

His election reflects a Church that is not shrinking but expanding — a Church alive in every corner of the world, including ...

In Peru, Pope Leo XIV is known as the saintly missionary who waded through mud after torrential rains flooded the region, ...

Monseñor Robert” helped the poor, trekked into the Andes and spread his faith. “He always provided words of hope.” ...

Attendees at the Mass shouted "¡Viva el Papa León!" ("Long live Pope Leo!") and "¡El papa es chiclayano!" ("The pope is a ...

The celebration vibrated with joy following the election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost Martínez — both a U.S. and ...

Peruvians were elated Thursday after a Catholic cardinal who spent years guiding the faithful in the South American country ...

The new pope’s status as an American shocked me, and I immediately began to consider the politics and symbolism of the choice.

Pope Leo XIV is the first American leader of the Catholic Church. Here's what you need to know about the new pontiff.