Peruvians have celebrated the election of a man many knew as a missionary and bishop during his 2 decades of service in the ...

Despite being the first pope from America, a country where the Catholic Church is known for its relative conservatism, Pope ...

Last week was quite special for the estimated 1.2 billion Catholics around the world when white smoke billowed across St.

Fr. Thomas Reese used to be certain no American would be elected pope. Now, he admits, he has been proved wrong with this new ...

Francis Rooney said Pope Leo XIV will be a “fantastic pope” because he “can communicate with people in a very clear but nonthreatening way.” ...

As America, especially the United States and Chicago celebrated the elect of an American pope, the newly elected pontiff Leo ...

America has great economic culture, political power and military power, and [for an American] to be heading the Church too, ...

The Chicago-born pope had a one-word response when asked if he had anything to say to the people of the United States, which ...

Thousands of Catholics packed the plaza outside the Cathedral of Santa Maria de Chiclayo in this northern Peruvian city to ...

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

Mujica, a former Marxist guerrilla known by the nickname ‘Pepe’, became a beloved figure for his simple lifestyle.