News

On March 14, 2023, the bishops of Peru awarded the Gold Medal of St. Toribio de Mogrovejo to Bishop Robert Prevost in ...
Born in Chicago on Sept. 14, 1955, the pope grew up with his older brothers, Louis and John, in the Chicago suburb of Dolton.
New pope's deliberate decision to identify with Peru in particular and the Global South generally is no accident ...
A flag from the United States waves from the crowd as Pope Leo XIV appears at the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for ...
ABC News’ Matt Rivers travels to Chiclayo, Peru, the city where now Pope Leo XIV is celebrated for his time as a missionary, ...
Opinion
Pope Leo, Peru and me
The new pope’s status as an American shocked me, and I immediately began to consider the politics and symbolism of the choice.
People in the city of Chiclayo, where Leo XIV served as bishop for about eight years, gathered to celebrate a man they see as one of their own.
People react at the Cathedral of St. Mary in Chiclayo, Peru, May 8, 2025, the day Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected ...
Robert Prevost served Peru's rural poor, even if it meant sticking his hands in grease. That is nether the hallmark of a politician nor a Trump enemy.
Philadelphia woman confirmed by Pope Leo XIV in Peru says she prays for pontiff daily 02:01. As the world looks to the future ...
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — When Cardinal Robert Prevost emerged from the loggia of St. Peter’s as Pope Leo XIV on Thursday (May 8), ...
The celebration vibrated with joy following the election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost Martínez — both a U.S. and ...