As Pope Leo settles into papacy, his handling of clergy sexual abuse will be closely scrutinised. Read more at ...

Before becoming pope, Leo lived in Peru for nearly 20 years, serving at different times in various capacities from parochial ...

During World War II, the United States arrested hundreds of Japanese, German and Italian immigrants from Latin America and ...

"What we do know," said Brazilian-born theologian Leonardo Boff, "is that he's a North American with a Latin American soul." ...

As a bishop in Peru, Pope Leo XIV’s handling of two abuse cases was a study in contrasts, siding strongly with victims in one ...

In one case, Pope Leo XIV — then known as Bishop Robert Prevost — sided with victims of sexual abuse, locking horns with ...