A new book suggests Chicago-born Richard Prevost may have been reluctant at first to take on the weighty responsibility of ...

VATICAN CITY — Robert Prevost may have made history Thursday by becoming the first pope from the United States. But in Peru, he is known as the saintly missionary who waded through mud after ...

Watchable on Vatican News’ YouTube channels, the film is valuable not only for what it tells us about the past, but hints at ...

Father Robert Prevost’s early years in Peru shaped his ministry and vision for the church—but few know the brutal reality he ...

The contrasts are glaring. In one case, Pope Leo XIV — then known as Bishop Robert Prevost — sided with victims of sexual abuse, locking horns with powerful Catholic figures in Peru.

“I’m ticked,” says John Prevost, the retired Midwestern high school principal who is now, abruptly and without warning, ...

But beyond the celeb connections, Gates’ research uncovered something far more powerful: Pope Leo XIV is of mixed Black and ...

Catholic organizations had lobbied Pat Quinn to end the death penalty. The former governor was not previously aware of Prevost’s message to him.

Born in Chicago in 1955, Prevost earned his bachelor’s in mathematics from Villanova and went on to receive his diploma in theology from the Catholic Theological Union of Chicago. He later spent ...

Pope Leo XIV is still keeping his cards close to his cassock, but people who have observed him over the years are helping ...

Henry Louis Gates Jr., who hosts 'Finding Your Roots' on PBS, confirmed Pope Leo XIV is related to Madonna, Angelina Jolie, ...

By David Ramos The Peruvian bishops have officially invited Pope Leo XIV to visit Peru, assuring him that “his presence will ...