Bishops often imposed such restrictions — with varying levels of enforcement and typically without warning the public — until the explosive sex-abuse scandal exposed by the Boston Globe in 2002 in the ...

According to the historians exploring Leo XIV's genetic history, the new pope can trace his lineage to the Afro-Caribbean culture.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his ...

Papal Conclave selected an American as the new pope. Cardinal Robert Prevost, was born in Chicago in 1955, and is the first ...

Census records for Leo's maternal grandparents hint at the complexity of Creole identity and of Black identity in America.

The Catholic religious order's Chicago-based province released a statement about Robert Prevost, who this week became Pope ...

Across Middle Tennessee and around the globe, devoted Catholics are celebrating the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost, who ...

Despite historic gains under Pope Francis, women remain excluded from the Catholic Church's highest levels of decision-making ...

( NewsNation) —“Holy cow, this is nuts,” said Louis Prevost as he watched his younger brother, Robert, become Pope Leo XIV live on television.

The small city of Chiclayo in northern Peru was bustling with excitement on Friday, with businesses and locals sharing photos, memories and stories about its most famous former resident: Pope Leo XIV.

In the breathless day since Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first US-born pontiff, the memes, doctored images, and ...