Though Leo XIV is from Chicago, his election to the papacy reflects the move of Christianity toward the Global South.

May 8, 2025, the 2nd day of the conclave and the 3rd round of the election, white smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine ...

POPE Leo XIV has been accused of “looking the other way” over sexual abuse claims against several Catholic priests he worked with. The historic first ever American Pope, whose real ...

The newly elected Pope Leo XIV, chosen on Thursday as the 267th Pontiff of the Catholic Church, made a notable gesture by ...

Robert Prevost, who was elected as the 267th pontiff, grew up in Chicago but lived for years in Peru, where he was the Bishop ...

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert ...

Many people who worked with Pope Leo XIV when he was Bishop Robert Prevost of Chiclayo, Peru, couldn’t hold back tears when ...

Cardinal Stephen Chow has called on the faithful in Hong Kong to join in praying for and blessing the newly elected Pope Leo ...

Church bells echoed out as Catholics congregated in the Peruvian capital on Thursday to celebrate the election of ...

Robert Francis Prevost, 69, an Augustinian and former bishop in Peru, represents the triumph of continuity — but with the ...