I am a Peruvian who embraced America, and the pope is an American who embraced Peru.

The first American pope arrives at a time of extraordinary complexity and tension in the church in the United States.

In his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church, many people see the new pope as a continuation of his ...

ROME — The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe ...

Prior to his election as Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost's social media activity suggested criticism of President Donald Trump's ...

Pope Leo XIV is registered to vote in the United States and has previously voted in some Republican primaries, but he is not ...

In his first words as Pope Francis’ successor, uttered from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, Leo said, “Peace be with you, ...

"I hope to be able to respond to [the challenges] with a healthy dialogue," said Cardinal Robert Prevost in 2023.

The new pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, who began digging in the ...

One cardinal who cast his ballot said the pope’s choice of the papal name Leo might signal a particular interest in workers’ ...

Leo is the first pope with a pre-papal social media presence, which helps paint an early picture of his positions on various ...