New pontiff Robert Francis Prevost embraces a long Catholic tradition of standing with laborers by picking Leo as his name | ...

The genealogical findings underline the significance of Pope Leo XIV being not only the first pope from the United States, but also being the first with documented ancestral ties to Louisiana’s ...

"He is an American, but he's an American who has a really international experience," said an assistant professor at St. Louis University.

The leader of the Diocese of Palm Beach hailed the choice of American-born Pope Leo XIV as Pope Francis' successor.

The Catholic Church has entered a new historic era with the election of American-Peruvian Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th ...

The pope's Creole roots in New Orleans are a source of pride among the city's Black Catholics. But the revelation also ...

While Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, Illinois, records show that his family lineage has deep roots in Louisiana.

Catholics around the world were skeptical at first about an American pope. But Pope Leo XIV’s multicultural and multilingual ...

The new pope said he would be guided by a key document that his predecessor wrote listing the church’s priorities, including ...

ROME — The new Chicago-raised Pope Leo XIV faces an immediate challenge in his native country: taming the brawling U.S. tribe ...

The former Cardinal Robert Prevost, known as “Father Bob” in Chicago, is a White Sox fan, a naturalized citizen of Peru and ...

Cardinal Prevost was elected pontiff on the second day of the conclave, becoming the leader of 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.