On the second day of the conclave, white smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel, meaning a new pope has been elected.

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected Thursday by the conclave to serve as pope, becoming Pope Leo XIV at the age ...

New pope's deliberate decision to identify with Peru in particular and the Global South generally is no accident ...

In a jubilant atmosphere, more than 10,000 faithful gathered in front of the Basilica and Cathedral of Santa María de ...

Running the diocese in Chiclayo, Peru’s fifth-largest city ... Francis had tangled with conservatives in the American Catholic Church and rarely appointed Americans to top Vatican positions.

Many people who worked with Pope Leo XIV when he was Bishop Robert Prevost of Chiclayo, Peru, couldn’t hold back tears when ...

Before ascending to lead the Roman Catholic ... Church, Leo spent his childhood in Chicago’s South Side, where his family was beloved. He later spent two decades carrying out missionary work in ...

Thousands of miles south of Chicago, people rejoiced at the news in Peru, including in Chiclayo and in the capital Lima. Pope Leo XIV may be the first American-born leader of the Catholic Church ...