Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary, was elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic ...

"He’s the one who gave me permission to stay there" in 2000, James M. Ray, the former priest, told the Chicago Sun-Times ...

Wondering who Pope Leo XIV’s favorite saint is? A Peruvian missionary priest who is a close friend and confidant of the ...

The archbishop, ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and veteran of the Church’s diplomatic corps, recalls ...

Photos of "a pope in muddy boots" began circulating on social media shortly after Cardinal Robert Prevost was introduced as Pope Leo XIV. The story behind the images tells of a pastor in close kinship ...

Former Bob Prevost is hardly just another guy from Chicago. But you wouldn't know that by the burst of American fanfare ...

The new leader of the Catholic Church has a distinction that goes beyond being the first pope from the United States.

WASHINGTON—By the middle of last week, it became clear that something odd was happening. It was about the time that the fake ...

Pope Leo XIV carries on his pectoral cross a relic of an Augustinian martyr bishop, Anselmo Polanco, who was executed during ...

The new pope will have to get up to speed on international issues facing the world. Everyone is watching to see if he is up ...

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich says Pope Leo XIV will prioritize the environment and needs of immigrants, citing major themes throughout the pontiff’s homily during his inaugural Mass on Sunday. The ...