ROME - The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe ...

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

Chicago’s South Side was solidly working class during Pope Leo’s childhood, said Rob Paral, a researcher at the Great Cities ...

CHICLAYO, Peru — Walkiria Garcia was 14 years old when she made her confirmation in the Catholic Church, an already ...

"It's been an unbelievable week, obviously, for all of us," said Mark Duffey, who was ordained as a deacon at St. Thomas of ...

Robert Prevost, who was promoted by Francis and has a knack for management and a zeal for missionary work, was a stronger ...

In the summer of 1973, the war was still raging in Vietnam, the Watergate scandal was unfolding in Washington, and protests ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV was a proud day for the Callahan family, specifically Bill Callahan.

We have an American Peruvian pope,” said Betty Lazaro. Locals say they expect Pope Leo XIV to carry on Pope Francis’ call to ...

Those who knew Pope Leo XIV as a younger man say his path to the papacy has prepared him well for the challenges ahead.

Many sites associated with past popes’ lives have become museums or holy destinations for the faithful. But Pope Leo XIV’s ...

The 2025 papal conclave at the Vatican ended with the election of American-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Here ...