Pope Leo XIV was born Robert Prevost and spent several years living in Dolton, IL, in a humble home that is now up for ...

The new archbishop’s hands were shaking as he showed the document to the faithful as part of the ritual. Melinda Henneberger ...

Muslims in the pontiff's native city want to see Francis’ social justice approach to Christian-Muslim relations continue.

When I heard Robert Francis Prevost was elected the new pope and that he was raised in my hometown of Chicago, I cheered ...

Pope Leo called for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages in a May 28 general audience, following in the steps of his predecessor Pope Francis, who was both praised and criticized for ...

Pope Leo XIV spent several hours May 29 visiting the Borgo Laudato Si’ ecology project set up at the papal villa and farm in ...

Born in Chicago as Robert Prevost in 1955, the new pope for the past decade has held dual citizenship in the U.S. and Peru, ...

Pope Leo XIV has seen and experienced the Church in more contexts than perhaps any other person currently living...’ ...

The first American pope formally took possession of the St. John Lateran Basilica, which is Rome’s cathedral and seat of the ...

In Saint Peter’s Square, visitors from around the globe expressed optimism the new American pope will prove to be a positive ...

Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church elevated him to the extremely rare, and legally thorny, position of being an American citizen who now is also a foreign ...