The U.S.-born pope spent about a dozen years as a missionary in Peru and returned there later to serve as a bishop.

In a country where over 90% of the population identifies as Christian—and nearly three-quarters as Catholic—the election of a new pope is more than a Vatican affair. It's personal.

As the Catholic Church welcomes its first American pope, here are 10 things to know about Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert F. Prevost.

"The issue of work is of vital importance to the vast majority of people on the planet" and Pope Leo has made it clear that ...

As the Trump administration dismantles climate action and cuts funding to Indigenous peoples around the world — and far-right ...

I was coming from the gym around 9:30 a.m. I looked at my phone and my nephew had texted me notifying me that white smoke was ...

Prior to his elevation to the papacy, Leo XIV stayed out of the spotlight on certain reforms backed by his predecessor but ...

Pope Leo XIV, elected May 8, is the first pope from the Order of St. Augustine, also known as the Augustinians or OSA, an ...

A special mass at St. John the Evangelist honored Pope Leo XIV, who was born in Chicago and has deep ties to Latin America.

Peruvians have celebrated the election of a man many knew as a missionary and bishop during his 2 decades of service in the ...

The U.S. State Department says it generally presumes that U.S. citizens, even if they accept a foreign government post, want ...

Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.