As a Chicagoan who teaches at Villanova University, it was surreal for me to watch the election of Cardinal Robert Francis ...

While he seems to be followng in the footsteps of Francis, Robert Prevost is more elusive than his predecessors who ascended ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American to head the global Catholic Church, pledged on Wednesday to make "every effort" for peace ...

Pope Leo XIV emphasized the importance of global peace on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump is pitching himself as a ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first North American pontiff has already used social media posts to help deter war across the world. Chicago-born Robert Prevost, 69, posted 'Peace be with you all!' as he complained ...

Pope Leo XIV, with his American background, is likely to prioritize the Vatican’s alignment with the West in general, rather ...

Pope Leo XIV declared full commitment to efforts for world peace. The Holy See supports fostering dialogue between enemies to ...

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

Prior to his elevation to the papacy, Leo XIV stayed out of the spotlight on certain reforms backed by his predecessor but ...

With the election of the new Pope Leo XIV, Pensions & Investments reviewed the financial standing of the United States ...

(RNS) — People keep asking me, “Is the new pope liberal or conservative?” The question itself betrays our culture’s tendency ...

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