Some conservatives and traditionalist Catholics are cautiously optimistic over the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, hopeful ...

Robert Prevost served Peru's rural poor, even if it meant sticking his hands in grease. That is nether the hallmark of a ...

Known affectionately as "Apu Ambo" -- "Apu" meaning respected elder and "Ambo" being his diminutive nickname -- the ...

Pope Leo XIV has called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the 'precious gift of free speech and the ...

Pope Leo XIV has called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate cease-fire in Gaza with the release of ...

Pope Leo XIV is the first Pope from the Order of St. Augustine, which suggests he will promote peace and dialogue.

Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in his first Sunday noon ...

But give them a pope willing to criticize President Donald Trump, well, that’s a different story. Now that Pope Leo XIV has replaced Trump critic Pope Francis, there is an eagerness to find out if the ...

The papacy is a global platform, so the issues Pope Leo chooses to focus on can resonate far beyond the church.

Born in Chicago on Sept. 14, 1955, the pope grew up with his older brothers, Louis and John, in the Chicago suburb of Dolton.

The pontiff held his first meeting with the news media at the Vatican and called on reporters to choose “the path of ...

During a meeting between the new American pope and international media on Monday, journalists offered to play doubles, or to ...