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

Millions of people around the world were stunned when Pope Leo XIV was elected earlier this year, but one Vatican correspondent wasn't.

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

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

From priest to pope—will his missionary past define him as the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics, or will Pope Leo become ...

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

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

Pope Leo grew up in a small brick house in the Chicago suburb of Dolton which is now up for auction. The village's board of ...

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Robert Francis Prevost on his election to the leadership of the Catholic Church as Pope ...

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 ...

The Peruvian bishops have officially invited Pope Leo XIV to visit Peru, assuring him that “his presence will renew the hope ...