Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, born in Chicago, has been elected Pope Leo XIV, making history as the first American to lead ...

Peruvians have celebrated the election of a man many knew as a missionary and bishop during his 2 decades of service in the ...

Experts see the new pontiff as less confrontational than his predecessor, but willing to stand up for the church's teachings.

Born in the U.S., forged in Peru, chosen in Rome, Leo XIV will helm a church facing debt, division and decline ...

Following the death of Pope Francis, the conclave of cardinals that gathered at the Vatican wasted little time choosing a new ...

In the legacy of Pope Francis, he has the opportunity and platform to speak truth to power concerning morals and fairness on ...

A special mass at St. John the Evangelist honored Pope Leo XIV, who was born in Chicago and has deep ties to Latin America.

Trump’s first-term rule—“Most Favored Nation”—was focused on lowering the cost of Medicare payments on certain drugs, but it ...

When the white smoke poured out of St. Peter's Basilica last week, 73-year-old Port Charlotte resident Louis Prevost learned ...

While in Rome for the May 18 ceremony, which marks the official start of a pope's term, the prime minister will meet with ...

Bill Maher’s joke about Pope Leo XIV’s first prayer referenced VP JD Vance’s meeting with Pope Francis, who died just hours later ...

Heather and Dominic Jaroch tell PEOPLE about the time Pope Leo XIV — then simply known as “Father Bob" — flew back to Chicago ...