The election of Pope Leo XIV has refocused attention once again on the mega ethical issue of our time — “Who and what is a ...

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

New pontiff Robert Francis Prevost embraces a long Catholic tradition of standing with laborers by picking Leo as his name | ...

As the first pope from the United States and a dual citizen of America and Peru, Pope Leo XIV — a native of the Windy City — ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The new pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, who ...

That the new pontiff’s ancestry can be partially traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture in New Orleans has ...

Leo’s ascent occurred with remarkable speed. Just over two years ago, he’d been one of the church’s 5,400 bishops — a role ...

Pope Leo XIV paid respects at the tomb of Pope Francis on May 10 ... But advocates point out that those statements were made ...

Fight! “ The other introduced himself to the world with his first public word as pope: “Peace.” The contrast between ...

Americans have been looking out for any indications on how the new pontiff will lead the 1.4 billion people making up the global Catholic Church.

Erik Pohlmeier, bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine, is one of many welcoming Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a ...

That raises questions about American influence at a time when Trump ... Prevost of Chicago—Pope Leo XIV—was chosen last week to be the 267th pontiff. “The irony of Leo’s election is ...