American Robert Francis Prevost's decision to choose Leo XIV as his papal name hints at the "social" brand he intends to give ...

Two local priests had the chance to meet the new Pope when he was known as Father Bob Prevost. Now, the Midwesterner is ...

Pope Leo XIV’s first phone call with his brother after he was elected the first American pontiff was caught live by a ...

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago native, has made history as the first American ever selected as pope. Now officially known as Pope Leo XIV, his appointment has sparked ...

Catholic churches worldwide are gathering for special masses to celebrate the historic occasion, including the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A special noontime Mass at St. Louis Cathedral in the French Quarter drew a crowd Thursday as local ...

After weeks of significant moments in the Catholic Church, one Billings student has found himself at the center of one of the ...

The new head of the global Roman Catholic Church was born in Chicago, but spent decades in Peru. He first arrived in 1985 as a young missionary in the mostly impoverished north, spending many of his f ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV, who is the first U.S. pope and has Creole roots, is raising more awareness about the complexity ...

What had seemed like a modestly slow week in New Jersey politics ended with a bang after the mayor of the state’s largest city found himself in federal ...

For years before becoming Pope Leo XIV — as a parish priest and then bishop in Peru — Robert Prevost built ties with interfaith environmental networks and Indigenous organizations to place forest prot ...

Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was ...