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

Tens of thousands came to St. Peter’s Square to mark the official start of the pontificate of the first American to lead the ...

By paving the way for an American pope, Leo’s predecessor has ensured the faith won’t get hijacked by the right.

Pope Leo XIV made plenty of enemies helping dismantle a powerful Catholic movement whose leaders physically, sexually, ...

A résumé of deep religious education, frontline pastoral experience, parish management and Vatican governance — along with a ...

Pope Leo XIV, an American and a global citizen, can be a strong advocate for the First Amendment’s protection of freedom of ...

COMMENTARY: This text reveals a man thoroughly drenched in Augustine’s theology and spirituality, in particular his ...

Pope Leo XIV's record handling sex abuse cases while he was an Augustinian superior and bishop in Peru has come under renewed ...

It is remarkable to consider how the Holy Spirit guided and enlightened the College of Cardinals in choosing Cardinal Robert ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Survivors of clergy sexual abuse amplified calls Tuesday for a global zero-tolerance policy from the new ...

"Even though we didn’t actually see the smoke or see the new pope, the feeling of being there, it was in everybody's heart.