Standing on loggia of St. Peter’s basilica, newly elected Pope Leo XIV smiled, waved and appeared to hold back emotion May 8 ...

After completing studies in theology in Chicago and in canon law in Rome, the Catholic Church sent him to Peru for the first time. He arrived at the Augustinian mission in Chulucanas, in the ...

"The pope is Peruvian; God loves Peru," she said. Follow our live updates Pope Leo XIV marks new beginning for Catholic Church Continuity the key for Pope seen as unifier in the Church Who is the ...

I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my ...

But many people in the square looked puzzled at first, and the complete lack of phone coverage meant that most couldn't look ...

In the small Peruvian town of Eten, the faithful flock every year to celebrate an apparent 17th century miracle featuring ...

In Peru's capital, Lima ... one of the most important jobs in the Catholic Church. “He will be very sensitive to the social doctrine of the Church and will undoubtedly be attentive to the ...

a missionary who dedicated his career to ministry in Peru and led the Vatican's powerful bishops' office, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.

White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney in Vatican City Thursday as the world gathered to watch a new pope take ...

Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.

"I hope to be able to respond to [the challenges] with a healthy dialogue," said Cardinal Robert Prevost in 2023.

The historic election of Pope Leo XIV as the first U.S.-born pope is already upending an earlier calculus about U.S. conservative opposition to reform.