Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American to lead the Catholic Church elevated him to the rare position of being a U.S.

There is no room in Augustine’s concept of authority for one who is self-seeking and in search of power over others,” he ...

The last three pontiffs each chose very different paths between Rome and home.

There's an American pope, and he's just like us. At least, we really, really want him to be - Popes -- they’re just like us ...

The Fox Sports camera could have panned to any fan during the ninth inning of Game 1 of the 2005 World Series; it randomly landed on the future Pope Leo XIV. Leo is the first pope with a pre-papal ...

The selection of American Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV has sparked a wave of enthusiasm in the USA, described as ...

JOURNALIST: In his remarks, President Zelenksyy talked about wanting sanctions on Russia, now Australia already applies quite a few sanctions on Russia. In that conversation with President Zelenksyy, ...

Presiding over a Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, Leo was inaugurated as the first American pope, in a ceremony filled ...

So it is no surprise that in his first public moment, as Pope Leo offered his Urbi et Orbi Blessing (to the city of Rome and ...

Leo, the first American and second Latin American pope, celebrated his inaugural Mass at the Vatican after waving to the ...

As a missionary and bishop in Peru, the future Pope Leo came face-to-face with one of the most serious and far-reaching scandals in the church in Latin America.

A résumé of deep religious education, frontline pastoral experience, parish management and Vatican governance — along with a ...