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 the legacy of Pope Francis, he has the opportunity and platform to speak truth to power concerning morals and fairness on ...

Pope Leo XIV had deleted his old, personal social media accounts, which featured posts that criticized the Trump administration.

ANALYSIS: Through his words, gestures and even liturgical picks, the new Pope is synthesizing what came before him.

Pope Leo XIV's MAGA-supporting older brother, Louis Prevost, opened up about his controversial past social media posts after ...

Pope Leo XIV, with his American background, is likely to prioritize the Vatican’s alignment with the West in general, rather ...

Michael J. O’Loughlin is executive director of Outreach, an LGBTQ Catholic publication, and author of “Hidden Mercy: AIDS, ...

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 ...

It seems that Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first American to lead the Catholic Church, has previously condemned President ...

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

Bill Maher’s joke about Pope Leo XIV’s first prayer referenced VP JD Vance’s meeting with Pope Francis, who died just hours later ...