Robert Prevost, who was promoted by Francis and has a knack for management and a zeal for missionary work, was a stronger ...

Robert Prevost’s brother, John, said a neighbor once told him he’d be pope. Who is Pope Leo XIV?The 69-year-old Chicago ...

The first American Pope in history lived in the house for two decades with his father Louis, a teacher, and librarian mother ...

"It's been an unbelievable week, obviously, for all of us," said Mark Duffey, who was ordained as a deacon at St. Thomas of ...

In a digital age, the front pages of print newspapers can still capture a historic moment as they did on Friday with ...

Leo’s brother John Prevost told the Times on Thursday that he knew “for a fact” that the new pope was “not happy with what’s going on with immigration.” ...

Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected and accepted his fate as the next Bishop of Rome, leader of the world's ...

Bishops often imposed such restrictions — with varying levels of enforcement and typically without warning the public — until ...

Hailing from Chicago, Leo is the first American pontiff in the history of the Church. He attended Villanova University, where ...

Pope Leo XIV held his first meeting with cardinals since his May 8 election and offered a glimpse into his vision for the Church.

The pope's maternal grandparents are described as Black or a person of mixed white and Black ancestry in historical documents ...

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 with no global visibility.