Pope Leo XIV has appointed The Rev. Simon Peter Engurait to be the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, the ...

It has been nearly a month since Pope Leo XIV was elected head of the Catholic Church, and he has already been leaving an ...

An avid amateur tennis player from Chicago with Creole roots who speaks five languages and is described as a consensus ...

While excitement over the new head of the Roman Catholic Church has sparked interest in his background, questions about his ...

Robert Prevost, as bishop of Chiclayo, initiated a process with the Vatican for the recognition of a 17th-century Eucharistic ...

During the visit, 40-year-old Vance handed Pope Leo - the first ever American to be elected to the powerful religious ...

Pope Leo XIV, history's first North American pope ... Pope Leo told cardinals he hopes his election can help the Catholic Church bring light to the “dark nights of this world”. Meanwhile King Charles ...

The Pope accepted Bishop David Zubik's retirement resignation and has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Mark Eckman as the next ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, in his first month as the 267th leader of the Catholic Church, has taken a markedly ...

Known for his humility and prayerful presence, Martin says Pope Leo has would do well to make his top priority healing ...

ROME — The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe of Catholics, riven by political divisions that have thwarted the will of ...

White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter's Basilica rang out on Thursday, signaling that a new pope—the 267th leader of the Catholic Church—had been ...