Before ascending to lead the Roman Catholic Church ... Leo was appointed apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Chiclayo, in the country’s northwest on Nov. 3, 2014. Francis appointed ...

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

Before he became the new pope, Robert Prevost was the bishop of Chiclayo, a city in the north of Peru, where many describe ...

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

Peru's president, Dina Boluarte, described Pope Leo as Peruvian "by choice and conviction". "The pope is Peruvian; God loves ...

How Leo confronts the lingering global crisis could be of particular interest to Catholics in the Philadelphia region.

Prior to his elevation to the papacy, Leo XIV stayed out of the spotlight on certain reforms backed by his predecessor but ...

Peruvians are elated after a Catholic cardinal who spent years guiding the faithful in the South American country was elected ...

On Thursday, the Vatican in Rome made history when the conclave of cardinals chose U.S.-born Robert Francis Prevost to be the ...

The Augustinian cardinal and former missionary in Peru has been elected the new pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.

Prevost was brought to the Vatican in 2023 by Pope Francis as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations.